French Short Stories 2
Parallel Text
ISBN 9780140034141 | 240 pages | 01 Feb 1993 | Penguin | 5.07 x 7.79in | 18 - AND UP
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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 André de Mandiargues. GREEN TOBACCO THE ANTS THE DEAD MAN'S RETURN A HOUSE IN THE PLACE DES FETES JIMMY THE UNKNOWN SAINT SABINE TRAFFIC IN HORSES Notes on Authors |
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