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The Oxford Book of French Short Stories

2010-03-18 Literary Collections
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Release : 2010-03-18
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Book Synopsis The Oxford Book of French Short Stories by : Elizabeth Fallaize

Download or read book The Oxford Book of French Short Stories written by Elizabeth Fallaize. This book was released on 2010-03-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Baroche, and Annie Saumont. The French short story is a rich and diverse medium, but all the stories selected share a common characteristic: they make exciting reading.

The Oxford Book of French Short Stories

2002-04-25 Fiction
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Release : 2002-04-25
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 373/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford Book of French Short Stories by : Elizabeth Fallaize

Download or read book The Oxford Book of French Short Stories written by Elizabeth Fallaize. This book was released on 2002-04-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This is a delightful collection, ideal either for Tube reading or for savouring at greater length.-DailyTelegraph --

The Oxford Book of French-Canadian Short Stories

1983 Fiction
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Release : 1983
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis The Oxford Book of French-Canadian Short Stories by : Richard Teleky

Download or read book The Oxford Book of French-Canadian Short Stories written by Richard Teleky. This book was released on 1983. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major historical collection of French-Canadian short stories in translation, spanning a century and a half, this anthology offers twenty-two stories that will entertain, charm, and often disturb. At the same time they reveal the development of the French-Canadian short-story form, and present many of the leading writers of French Canada.

The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories

2001 Literary Collections
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Release : 2001
Genre : Literary Collections
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Book Rating : 293/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories by : Stewart Brown

Download or read book The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories written by Stewart Brown. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literature. This collection extends beyond the realm of English-speaking writers, to include stories published in Spanish, French, and Dutch. It brings together contributions from major figures such as V. S. Naipaul, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and work from the exciting new generation of Caribbean writers represented by Edwidge Danticat, and Jamaica Kincaid.

French Decadent Tales

2013-05-09 Fiction
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Release : 2013-05-09
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 818/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis French Decadent Tales by : Stephen Romer

Download or read book French Decadent Tales written by Stephen Romer. This book was released on 2013-05-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'He had become the dandy of the unpredictable.' A quest for new sensations, and an avowed desire to shock possessed the Decadent writers of fin-de-siècle Paris. The years 1880-1900 saw an extraordinary, hothouse flowering of talent, that produced some of the most exotic, stylized, and cerebral literature in the French language. While 'Decadence' was a European movement, its epicentre was the French capital. On the eve of Freud's early discoveries, writers such as Gourmont, Lorrain, Maupassant, Mirbeau, Richepin, Schwob, and Villiers engaged in a species of wild analysis of their own, perfecting the art of short fiction as they did so. Death and Eros haunt these pages, and a polymorphous perversity by turns hilarious and horrifying. Their stories teem with addicts, maniacs, and murderers as they strive to outdo each other. This newly translated selection brings together the very best writing of the period, from lesser known figures as well as famous names. Provocative and unsettling, these extraordinary, corrosive little tales continue to cast a cold eye on the modern world. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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