A Slight Misunderstanding and Other Stories - Annotated Edition

Trapped in an unhappy marriage with a boorish, inattentive and socially ambitious husband, Julie de Chaverny enjoys a flirtatious dalliance with the elegant Major de Chateaufort. However, the sudden reappearance of an old admirer, M. Darcy, who has returned from Turkey with a tale of breathtaking derring-do and chivalry to add to his charms, reawakens in Julie a forgotten passion, and convinces her to pursue a rash and dangerous course, one that will have tragic consequences.Though less well-known than other works by Merimee, A Slight Misunderstanding is a masterpiece of psychological insight and a minutely observed social satire.>

Product details

• Authors: Prosper Merimee, Prosper Mérimée
• Assisted by: Douglas Parmee (Translation), Douglas Parmée (Translation)
• Publisher: Alma Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2015
• EAN: 9781847494436
• ISBN: 978-1-84749-443-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Short Stories, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, FICTION / World Literature / France / 19th Century, unhappy marriage; relationship; tragedy