The eight stories in this volume offer a varied and representative collection of twentieth century German authors from a range of political and cultural backgrounds. Styles include the non-fictional manner of Kluge's montage technique and the contrasting classical storytelling of Penzoldt. With read
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β Scribed by Simon Lee
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year
- 2010;1972
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
These eight stories by leading 20th century French writers offer fascinating insights into French life and literature and are accompanied by a parallel English text, making them valuable for both French and English language students.
Among the diverse and entertaining stories in the collection are the wistful masterpiece οΏ½Green TobaccoοΏ½ by Clair Sainte-Soline; the exuberant tale of οΏ½The AntsοΏ½ by the post-war king of cafοΏ½ society, Boris Vian, and a suspense in the nineteenth-century erotic tradition from Andre de Mandiargues.
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