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The Necklace and Other Stories: Maupassant for Modern Times
Guy de Maupassant
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Description for The Necklace and Other Stories: Maupassant for Modern Times
Paperback. In a "lively, sparkling, and sharp-edged" (Arthur Goldhammer) new translation, Guy de Maupassant's most beloved works are reintroduced to twenty-first-century readers. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Widely considered to be the greatest short story writer in all of French literature, Guy de Maupassant helped define the modern short story, deeply influencing the likes of Chekhov, Maugham, Babel and O. Henry. Yet despite his mastery of the form, existing English translations render his prose in an archaic style. Convinced that this protege of Flaubert deserved to be modernised in the same way that Lydia Davis had brought Madame Bovary to life, Sandra Smith selected twenty-eight classic Maupassant short stories, written between 1880 and 1890, including Le Horla and Boule de Suif . Divided thematically ... Read more
Widely considered to be the greatest short story writer in all of French literature, Guy de Maupassant helped define the modern short story, deeply influencing the likes of Chekhov, Maugham, Babel and O. Henry. Yet despite his mastery of the form, existing English translations render his prose in an archaic style. Convinced that this protege of Flaubert deserved to be modernised in the same way that Lydia Davis had brought Madame Bovary to life, Sandra Smith selected twenty-eight classic Maupassant short stories, written between 1880 and 1890, including Le Horla and Boule de Suif . Divided thematically ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
265g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781631491894
SKU
V9781631491894
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Ref
99-1
About Guy de Maupassant
Born in Normandy, Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) is the author of over three hundred short stories and six novels, including Bel Ami and Pierre et Jean. He is widely considered to be one of the fathers of the modern short story. Sandra Smith is the translator of Camus' The Stranger and Irene Nemirovsky's Suite Francaise, which won her the ... Read more
Reviews for The Necklace and Other Stories: Maupassant for Modern Times
Smith successfully captures Maupassant's depiction of 19th-century French culture using terminology that allows these wonderful texts to reach a fresh generation of readers. A solid translation of some wonderful short stories.
Erica Swenson Danowitz - Library Journal, Starred review Sandra Smith has a sterling reputation for shaking the dust off previous translations while leaving the meaning and ... Read more
Erica Swenson Danowitz - Library Journal, Starred review Sandra Smith has a sterling reputation for shaking the dust off previous translations while leaving the meaning and ... Read more