French short stories. Volume 2 = Nouvelles françaises. Tome 2

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Title:

French short stories. Volume 2 = Nouvelles françaises. Tome 2

Author:

Lee, Simon, 1924-

ISBN:

9780140034141

Publication Information:

London ; New York, NY : Penguin, 1972.

Physical Description:

238 pages ; 20 cm.

Series:

Penguin parallel texts

Penguin parallel texts.

General Note:

Source of cataloging data: WCP

Abstract:

Collection of eight short stories representative of 20th century French writing.

Contents:

Introduction -- Green tobacco / Ants / Dead man's return / House in the Place des Fêtes / Jimmy / Unknown saint / Sabine / Traffic in horses / Notes on French texts.

Subject Term:

Short stories, French -- Translations into English.

Added Author:

Lee, Simon, 1924-

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Library	Material Type	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
Searching... Sugar Grove - Todd Library	Book	PQ1275 .L44 1972	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

These eight stories by leading 20th century French writers offer fascinating insights into French life and literature and are accompanied by a parallel English text, making them valuable for both French and English language students.

Among the diverse and entertaining stories in the collection are the wistful masterpiece 'Green Tobacco' by Clair Sainte-Soline; the exuberant tale of 'The Ants' by the post-war king of café society, Boris Vian, and a suspense in the nineteenth-century erotic tradition from Andre de Mandiargues.

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