A Parisian affair and other stories
Title:
A Parisian affair and other stories
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Publication Information:
London : Penguin, 2004.
Physical Description:
xxviii, 322 p. ; 20 cm.
General Note:
"Sian Miles's translation is accompanied by an introduction discussing Maupassant's stories as a reflection of the rapidly changing values and beliefs of his society. This new selection also contains a chronology, notes and suggestions for further reading."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents:
Boule de suif -- A Parisian affair -- A woman's confession -- Cock crow -- Moonlight -- At sea -- Amillion -- Femme fatale -- Monsieur Jocaste -- Two friends -- Awakening -- The jewels -- Train story -- Regret -- Minor tragedy -- The christening -- Coward -- Rose -- Idyll -- Mother Sauvage -- Madame Husson's rose king -- Encounter -- Happiness -- A bit of the other -- Love -- Hautot & son -- New year's gift -- The Horla -- Duchoux -- The lull-a-bye -- Mother of invention -- Who knows? -- Laid to rest -- The necklace.
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Summary:
"Set in the nouveau riche Paris of society women, prostitutes and playboys, in the Normandy countryside and on the French Riviera where Maupassant lived, the thirty-three contes in this new selection are among the most darkly humorous and brilliant short stories in French literature. They focus on the complexity of close relationships between lovers, as in the poignant fantasy 'A Parisian Affair' or the touchingly ironical 'The Jewels'; between siblings, as in 'At Sea'; and between former partners, as in 'Encounter'. They reveal two sides of human nature: its grace and generosity and also, as in 'Boule de Suif', its greed and hypocrisy. Piquant and varied, Maupassant's stories lay humanity bare with deft wit and devastating honesty.".
Language Note:
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.
