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Beschreibung
This translation of twenty tales shows Maupassant at his bitter, bawdy, chilling best. It features some of his grimmest and most famous stories such as A Vendetta and The Grove of Olives, and it also reflects both his moods and his mastery of the short story.
This translation of twenty tales shows Maupassant at his bitter, bawdy, chilling best. It features some of his grimmest and most famous stories such as A Vendetta and The Grove of Olives, and it also reflects both his moods and his mastery of the short story.
Über den Autor
David Coward writes widely on the history, literature, and culture of France. A regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, and national newspapers, he won the Scott-Moncrieff Prize for Translation in 1996. He is the author of A History of French Literature (2002), and for Oxford World's Classics has translated and edited works by Dumas, Diderot, Sade, and Beaumarchais.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction

  • Select Bibliography

  • Chronology of Guy de Maupassant

  • Shepherd's Leap

  • Mademoiselle Fifi

  • Call it Madness?

  • Two Friends

  • At Sea

  • The Tribulations of Walter Schnaffs

  • Miss Harriet

  • A Duel

  • A Vendetta

  • The Model

  • Mother Savage

  • The Little Keg

  • The Dowry

  • The Bequest

  • Monsieur Parent

  • The Business of Latin

  • Madame Husson's May King

  • Hautot and Son

  • The Grove of Olives

  • Who Can Tell?

  • Explanatory Notes

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Oxford World's Classics
ISBN-13: 9780198884958
ISBN-10: 0198884958
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Maupassant, Guy de
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Oxford World's Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 199 x 129 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Guy de Maupassant
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.03.2024
Gewicht: 0,187 kg
Artikel-ID: 127348533