French short stories Nouvelles françaises
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Bibliographic Information
French short stories = Nouvelles françaises
（Penguin parallel text）
Penguin Books, 1966-1972
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Description based on v. 1, 47th printing ; v. 2, 28th printing
Vol.2 is edited by Simon Lee
Vol. 1. 268 p. ; v. 2. 238 p
Contents of Works
- 1. The beach / Alain Robbe-Grillet ; translated by Barbara Wright
- The seven-league boots / Marcel Aymé ; translated by Norman Denny
- The fashionable tiger / Jean Ferry ; translated by Jean Stewart
- The offensive / Henri Thomas ; translated by Ken Thomson
- Cuckolded, hanged and happy / Marcel Jouhandeau ; translated by Rayner Heppenstall
- The Trojan horse / Raymond Queneau ; translated by Barbara Wright
- The little square / Pierre Gascar ; translated by Val Cohen
- The challenge / Phillipe Sollers ; translated by Jean Stewart
- 2. Green tobacco / Claire Sainte-Soline ; translated by Peter Newmark
- The ants / Boris Vian ; translated by Rawdon Corbett
- The dead man's return / C-F. Ramuz ; translated by Vivienne Menkes
- A house in the Place des Fêtes / Roger Grenier ; translated by Monica Lee
- Jimmy / Françoise Mallet-Joris ; translated by Diana Saville
- The unknown saint / Blaise Cendrars ; translated by Mark Treharne
- Sabine / André Pieyre de Mandiargues ; translated by Simon Lee
- Traffic in horses / Jacques Perret ; translated by David Constantine
Description and Table of Contents
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1 ISBN 9780140023855
Description
Originally written to entertain, move or chill, the eight short stories in this collection accompanied by parallel English translations now also help students gain deeper insights into French literature and life.
Arranged in approximate order of difficulty, the range of stories is wide, from the stylized wit of Raymond Queneau to the beautifully written ambiguities of Philippe Sollers, from Pierre Gascar's exploration of childhood as a background to a tale of infidelity to Henri Thomas's gentle, ironic look at war. All make wonderful reads in either language.
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2 ISBN 9780140034141
Description
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 cafe society, Boris Vian, and a suspense in the nineteenth-century erotic tradition from Andre de Mandiargues.
Table of Contents
- Green tobacco, Claire Sainte-Soline
- the ants, Boris Vian
- the dead man's return, C.F. Ramuz
- a house in the Place des Fetes, Roger Grenier
- Jimmy, Francoise Mallet-Joris
- the unknown saint, Blaise Cendrars
- Sabine, Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues
- traffic in horses, Jacques Perret.
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