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The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 2: From Colette to Marie NDiaye
Edited by Patrick McGuinness
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'Beautiful and deep ... a sumptuous treat for any book lover' The Independent 'Food for short story lovers everywhere' Irish Times *A major celebration of the French short story and Spectator Book of the Year* The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous practitioners, as well as newly translated writers ready for rediscovery. The second volume takes the reader through the tumultuous twentieth century in the company of writers including Simone de Beauvoir and Maryse Condé, Patrick Modiano and Virginie Despentes, covering world wars, revolutions, and the horrors of the motorway service station. Along the way we meet electronic brains, she-wolves, a sadistic Cinderella, ancestors, infidels, dissatisfied housewives and lonely ambassadors, all clamouring to be heard. Funny, devastating and fresh at every turn, this is the place to start for lovers of French literature, new and old. Edited and with an introduction by Patrick McGuinness, academic, writer and translator.
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Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd
Published date | 25 Jan 2024
Language | English
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 368
Dimensions | 198 x 130 x 22mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 272g
ISBN | 978-0-2414-6206-5
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BISAC | fiction / classics
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