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.
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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Introduction Select Bibliography Chronology of Guy de Maupassant Shepherd's Leap Mademoiselle Fifi Call it Madness? Two Friends At Sea The Tribulations of Walter Schnaffs Miss Harriet A Duel A Vendetta The Model Mother Savage The Little Keg The Dowry The Bequest Monsieur Parent The Business of Latin Madame Husson's May King Hautot and Son The Grove of Olives Who Can Tell? Explanatory Notes
Introduction Select Bibliography Chronology of Guy de Maupassant Shepherd's Leap Mademoiselle Fifi Call it Madness? Two Friends At Sea The Tribulations of Walter Schnaffs Miss Harriet A Duel A Vendetta The Model Mother Savage The Little Keg The Dowry The Bequest Monsieur Parent The Business of Latin Madame Husson's May King Hautot and Son The Grove of Olives Who Can Tell? Explanatory Notes
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