A Parisian Affair and Other Stories [electronic resource]
Guy de Maupassant2004
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Set in the Paris of society women, prostitutes and small-minded bourgeousie, and
the isolated villages of rural Normandy that de Maupassant knew as a child, the
thirty-three tales in this volume are among the most darkly humorous and
brilliant short stories in nineteenth-century literature. They focus on the
relationships between men and women, as in the poignant fantasy of 'A Parisian
Affair', between brothers and sisters, and between masters and servants. Through
these relationships, Maupassant explores the dualistic nature of the human
character and his stories reveal both nobility, civility and generosity, and, in
stories such as 'At Sea' and 'Boule de Suif', vanity, greed and hypocrisy.
Maupassant's stories repeatedly lay humanity bare with deft wit and devastating
honesty.
Main title:
A Parisian Affair and Other Stories [electronic resource] / Guy de Maupassant
Author:
Guy de Maupassant, Author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2004
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (352 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141915296
Language:
English
BRN:
436545
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