The Oxford book of French short stories
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This collection of French short stories in translation expands our idea of French writing by including new stories by women writers and by authors of Francophone origin. Spanning the centuries from the late eighteenth to the late twentieth, the collection opens with a rumbustious tale from the Marquis de Sade, takes in the masters of the nineteenth century, from Stendhal and Balzac to Maupassant, and reaches to Quebec, Africa, and the French Caribbean in the twentieth century. Womenwriters include relatively well known figures such as Renee Vivien, Colette, and Beauvoir, and newer writers such
Title |
The Oxford book of French short stories / edited by Elizabeth Fallaize. |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Publisher |
Oxford : Oxford University Press |
Creation Date |
2002 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. English |
Content |
Cover Contents Introduction THE MARQUIS DE SADE (1740-1814): The Husband Who Said Mass STENDHAL (1783-1842): Vanina Vanini THÉOPHILE GAUTIER (1811-1872): The Coffee Pot HONORÉ DB BALZAC (1799-1850): The Message PROSPER MÉRIMÉE (1803-870): The Venus of Ille ÉMILE ZOLA (1840-1902): Story of a Madman ALPHONSE DAUDET (1840-1897): The Last Lesson GUSTAVE FLAUBERT (l821-l88o): A Simple Heart GUY DE MAUPASSANT (1850-1893): The Necklace At Sea VILLIERS DE L'lSLE-ABAM (1838-1889): Gloomy Tale, Gloomier Teller JORIS-KARL HUYSMANS (1848-1907): Knapsack at the Ready RBNÉE VIVIEN (1877-1909): The Lady with the She-WolfMARCEL AYMÉ (1902-1967): The Walking Stick COLETTE (1873-1954): Gribiche JEAN-PAUL SARTRE (1905-1980): The Wall GEORGES SIMENON (1903-1989): The Man on the Street B1KAGO D1OP (1906-1989): An Errand ALBERT CAMUS (1913-1960): The Guest SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR (1908-1986): Monologue MICHEL TOURNIER (b. 1924): The Lily of the Valley Lay-by CHRISTIANS BAROCHE (b. 1935): Do You Remember the Rue d'Orchampt? HERVÉ GUIBERT (l955-199l): The Check-up ASSIA DJEBAR (b. 1936): There Is No Exile RENÉ DEPESTRE (b. 1926): The Negro with the White ShadowFRÉDÉRIC FAJARDIE (b. 1947): The Underwear of the Woman Up Above ANNIE SAUMONT (b. 1927): The Finest Story in the World MONIQUE PROULX (b. 1952): Public Transit Biographical Notes |
Series |
Oxford Books of |
Extent |
1 online resource (375 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010712575105171 |
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