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The Oxford Book of French Short Stories
E (Ed) Fallaize
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Description for The Oxford Book of French Short Stories
Paperback. Spanning the centuries from the late eighteenth to the late twentieth, this 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 Carribbean in the twentieth century. Editor(s): Fallaize, Elizabeth. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
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. Women writers include relatively well known figures such as Renee Vivien, Colette, and Beauvoir, and newer writers such as Assia Djebar, Christiane ... Read more
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. Women writers include relatively well known figures such as Renee Vivien, Colette, and Beauvoir, and newer writers such as Assia Djebar, Christiane ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Oxford Books of Prose & Verse
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199583171
SKU
V9780199583171
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Reviews for The Oxford Book of French Short Stories
The anthology takes a tour through the high spots of French nineteenth-century literature
Katy Emck, Times Literary Supplement
wide-ranging collection . . . All the greats are here . . .
Sunday Telegraph 19/05/2002
Review from previous edition This is a delightful collection, ideal either for Tube reading or for savouring at greater length
Daily ... Read more
Katy Emck, Times Literary Supplement
wide-ranging collection . . . All the greats are here . . .
Sunday Telegraph 19/05/2002
Review from previous edition This is a delightful collection, ideal either for Tube reading or for savouring at greater length
Daily ... Read more