Guy de Maupassant

Gebundenes Buch

de Maupassant Stories

Beschreibung

This antiquarian volume contains a collection of short stories by Guy de Maupassant. This fantastic collection is highly recommended for short-story lovers and fans of Maupassant's seminal work. It would make for a more than worthy addition to any bookshelf. The stories contained within this compendium include: ¿The Diamond Necklace¿, ¿A Piece of String¿, ¿The Story of a Farm-Girl¿, ¿In the Moonlight¿, "Mme. Tellier's Excursion¿, ¿Love¿, "Mme. Fifi¿, ¿Monsieur Parent¿, ¿Useless Beauty¿, ¿An Affair of State¿, ¿Babette¿, and many more. Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (1850 - 1893) was a popular French writer, and is hailed as being one of the fathers of the modern short story. This book was first published in 1903, and is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Autor

Boule de Suif (French pronunciation: ¿[bul d¿ s¿if]), translated variously as Dumpling, Butterball, Ball of Fat, or Ball of Lard, is a famous short story by the late 19th-century French writer Guy de Maupassant, first published on 15/16 April 1880. It is arguably his most famous short story and is the title story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, titled Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre (Dumpling and Other Stories of the War).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pomona Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781443734691
• ISBN-10: 1443734691
• Artikelnr.: 25593955