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- catalog abstract ""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." "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."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Short stories. Selections. English".
- catalog contributor b13317854.
- catalog contributor b13317855.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""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."".
- catalog description ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-322).".
- catalog extent "322 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0140448128 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Penguin classics".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "Translated from the French.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Penguin,".
- catalog subject "843/.8 22".
- catalog subject "Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 Translations into English.".
- catalog subject "PQ2349.A4 E5 2004".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "A Parisian affair and other stories / Guy de Maupassant ; translated with an introduction and notes by Siân Miles.".
- catalog title "Short stories. Selections. English".
- catalog type "Translations. fast".
- catalog type "text".