Selected Short Stories

Selected Short Stories
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240
ISBN
 
0140621830
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Penguin Books Ltd.
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Содержание:

Boule de Suif, The Minuet, Madame Husson`s May King, A Vendetta, A Deal, The Model, The Olive Grove, Rose, At Sea, The Capture of Walter Schnaffs, The Piece of String, His Confession, Two Friends, The Devil, The Dowry, A Night Out, Madame Tellier`s Establishment

Описание:

Maupassant`s keenly observed short stories reveal a world of vice and virtue, passions and obsessions. Adultery, prostitution, the Franco - Prussian War, the pleasures of river and countryside, the cunning and greed of the Norman peasantry - these are familiar themes throughout his work, yet they are treated differently each time, producing stories of a dazzling originality. BOULE DE SUIF, Maupassant`s earliest triumph, and the opening story in this selection, exposes the smug complacency of a group of travellers towards the prostitute in their midst. THE PIECE OF STRING and THE DEVIL centre on avarice, while tales of honour such as A DEAL and MADAME HUSSON`S MAY KING, from a rich contrast to the gentle pathos of TWO FRIENDS. Masterly, vividly atmospheric, his stories lay bare the realities of life and confirm his status as one of the greatest and most popular exponents of his art.

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