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The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1

From Marguerite de Navarre to Marcel Proust

Innbundet
Engelsk
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1
  • Forfatter: Various
  • Format: Innbundet
  • Antall sider: 512
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9780241461990
  • Utgivelsesår: 2022
  • Bidragsyter: Various
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A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022

''Beautiful and deep ...
a sumptuous treat for any book lover'' The Independent

''There is so much to discover in these stories
- both history and food for short story lovers everywhere'' Irish Times

A major new celebration of the French short story


The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous practitioners, as well as newly translated writers ready for rediscovery. Here are decadent tales, ''bloody tales'', fairy tales, detective stories and war stories. They are stories about the self and the other, husbands, wives and lovers, country and city, rich and poor.

The first volume spans four hundred years, taking the reader from the sixteenth century to the ''golden age'' of the fin de si¿e. Its pages are populated by lovers, phantoms, cardinals, labourers, enchanted statues, gentleman burglars, retired