The Best Short Stories
The Best Short Stories
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The Best Short Stories by Guy De Maupassant
With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies and vanities at different levels of society. Prostitution is frankly described, while the harshness of war is deftly exposed. His tales have been televised and have influenced films, operas and rock music. Unillusioned but humane, Maupassant remains our contemporary.
Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant un ecrivain et journaliste litteraire francais ne le 5 aout 1850 au chateau de Miromesnil a Tourville-sur-Arques (Seine-Inferieure) et mort le 6 juillet 1893 a Paris. Lie a Gustave Flaubert et a Emile Zola, de Maupassant a marque la litterature francaise par ses six romans.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781853261893 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853261890 |
| Title | The Best Short Stories |
| Author | Guy De Maupassant |
| Series | Wordsworth Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wordsworth Editions Ltd |
| Year published | 1997-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |