Mademoiselle Fifi and Other Stories by Guy De Maupassant

Mademoiselle Fifi and Other Stories by Guy De Maupassant

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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.

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Mademoiselle Fifi and Other Stories by Guy De Maupassant

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.
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.
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ISBN 13 9780198884958
ISBN 10 0198884958
Title Mademoiselle Fifi and Other Stories
Author Guy De Maupassant
Series Oxford World's Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2024-03-14
Number of pages 256
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