Maupassant: Choix de Contes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Maupassant: Choix de Contes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Guy de Maupassant
Introduction by F. C. Green
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:358
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781107661929
ClassificationsDewey:843.8
Audience
General
Further/Higher Education

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 December 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

First published in 1952 as the third edition of a 1945 original, this book contains the French text of 20 contes by Maupassant. The stories are prefaced by a biographical and critical introduction by Professor Green, in which he deals with the history of the conte in French literature. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Maupassant or French prose writing more generally.