Short Stories: ss

Tales about sticky confectionary, talking fish, restless gargoyles, mysterious magical eggs in the depths of space, a reasonable giant rat, worlds made with words and worlds drowned in rivers of chocolate… (Some suitable for adults as well.)

One of the greatest French novelists, Balzac was also an accomplished writer of shorter fiction. This volume includes twelve of his finest short stories - many of which feature characters from his epic series of novels the Comédie Humaine. Compelling tales of acute social and psychological insight,

This guide offers a close reading of ten of Borges' short stories, bringing out the logic that has made his work so influential. It analyses key terms in Borges' works and Borges' particular narrative strategies. It sets his work within its wider literary, cultural and intellectual contexts.;Context