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Guy De Maupassant - The Best Short Stories (Classics Library) - 9781853261893 - V9781853261893
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The Best Short Stories (Classics Library)

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Description for The Best Short Stories (Classics Library) Paperback. Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.

With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex.

Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies and vanities at different levels of society. Prostitution is frankly described, while the harshness of war is deftly exposed.

His tales have been televised and have influenced films, operas and rock music. Unillusioned but humane, Maupassant ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Series
Wordsworth Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853261893
SKU
V9781853261893
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Ref
99-7

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