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French tales [electronic resource]

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Twenty-two translated stories associated with the regions of France, including both well-known and little-known writers. Offering a panoramic view of French society and culture, the book will appeal to people who love travelling or are armchair travelers, as much as to those who love France and things French. - ;French Tales is a collection of twenty-two translated stories associated with the twenty-two regions of France. The book, which includes both well-known and little-known writers, for example Prosper M--eacute--;rim--eacute--;e in the nineteenth century and Anne-Marie Garat in the

Title French tales [electronic resource] / stories translated by Helen Constantine.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Oxford
New York : Oxford University Press
Creation Date 2008
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [348]-349).
English
Content Contents
Introduction
Bretagne: You Should Have Changed at Dol
Basse-Normandie: Made for Two
Haute-Normandie: A Norman
Nord-Pas-de-Calais: The Voiceless
Picardie: The Garden of Illusions
Île-de-France: Rue de l'Évangile
Champagne Ardenne: Light Souls
Lorraine: House in the Woods
Alsace: The Phantom of Rainbow Street
Pays-de-la-Loire: The Saviours of the White Wine
Centre: The Cattle Man
Bourgogne: Where Are the children?
Franche-Comté : The Vanishing
Poitou-Charentes: Julie
Limousin: Four Walls
Auvergne: A Mother's Tale
Rhône-Alpes: The Bull from Jouvet
Aquitaine: We Can't Go On Like This Midi-Pyrénées: The Flood
Languedoc-Roussillon: The Beaucaire Coach
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: The Pope's Mule
Corse: Mateo Falcone
Notes on the Stories
Selected Further Reading
Publisher's Acknowledgements
Map
Extent 1 online resource (361 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010715335005171
MARC RECORDS

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