French Stories: A Dual-Language Book

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French Stories / Contes Français: A Dual-Language Book

"The selections are good and the translations are excellent."―Germaine Brée, New York University

Drawn from two centuries of French literature, these superb selections by ten great writers span a wide variety of styles, philosophies, and literary creeds. The stories reflect not only the beliefs of various literary schools, but the preoccupations of French civilization, at the various times of their composition, with the metaphysical and psychological problems of man.

Contents include Micromégas (Voltaire), La Messe de l'Athée (Honoré de Balzac), La Légende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier (Gustave Flaubert), Le Spleen de Paris (Charles Baudelaire), Menuet (Guy de Maupassant), Mort de Judas (Paul Claudel), Le Retour de l'Enfant Prodigue (André Gide), Grand-Lebrun (François Mauriac), Le Passe-Muraille (Marcel Aymé), and L'Hôte (Albert Camus).

Students of French, or those who wish to refresh their knowledge of the language, will welcome this treasury of masterly fiction. The selections are arranged chronologically, allowing the reader to witness the development of French literary art — from Voltaire to Camus. Excellent English translations appear on pages facing the Original French. Also included are a French-English vocabulary list, textural notes, and exercises.

  • Language

    French

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Book Binding

    Paperback

  • Book Format

    Parallel Text

  • Book Genre

    Short Stories

  • Book ISBN

    9780486264431

  • Book Page Count

    330

  • Book Publication Date

    20-May-91

  • Book Publisher

    Dover Publications

  • Catalogue Ref

    DR001-1

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