Short Stories in French / Nouvelles en français - New Penguin Parallel Text

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Richard Coward Klappentext Written by authors from Quebec as well as France, the majority of these stories have been published in the last decade and reflect a rich diversity of styles and themes. From Daniel Boulanger's exploration of revenge and the desire for recognition in "The Hunter's Cafe," to Alain Gerber's brief and poetic "You Never Die," these stories make excellent reading in any language. Zusammenfassung Written by authors from Quebec as well as France, the majority of these stories have been published in the last decade and reflect a rich diversity of styles and themes. From Daniel Boulanger 's exploration of revenge and the desire for recognition in "The Hunter's Cafe," to Alain Gerber 's brief and poetic "You Never Die," these stories make excellent reading in any language. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Learning How to Live / Frederic Fajardie (1947– ) All Lights Off / Frederic Fajardie (1947– ) David / Jean-Marie-Gustave Le Clezio (1940– ) The Occupation of the Ground / Jean Echenoz (1947– ) The Third-rate Film / Sylvie Massicotte (1959– ) The Objet d'Art / Jean-Paul Daoust (1946– ) The Hunters' Cafe / Daniel Boulanger (1922– ) Accursed Notebooks (an extract from La Deconvenue ) / Louise Cotnoir (1948– ) Heloise / Sylvie Germain (1954– ) The Character / Gloria Escomel (1941– ) Self-destruction / Rene Belletto (1945– ) You Never Die / Alain Gerber (1950– ) Notes on French Texts Acknowledgements

Product details

• Authors: Richard Coward, Coward Richard, Various
• Assisted by: Richard Coward (Editor), Coward Richard (Editor), Richard Coward (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.09.1999
• EAN: 9780140265439
• ISBN: 978-0-14-026543-9
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Penguin Parallel Text; Penguin Parallel Text
• Subjects: Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > German; Fiction > Narrative literature; French, Short Stories, Modern and contemporary fiction, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945)