| The Necklace and Other Tales Contributor(s): de Maupassant, Guy (Author), Neugroschel, Joachim (Translator), Gopnik, Adam (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0375757171 ISBN-13: 9780375757174 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: Includes "The Necklace, Butterball, The Tellier House, On the Water, Mademoiselle Fifi, The Mask, The Inn, A Day in the Country, The Hand, The Jewels, The Model, The Entity (The Horla) These stories--poignant scrutinies of social pretension, wicked tales of lust and love, and harrowing examinations of terror and madness--display the full genius of Guy de Maupassant in an enthralling new translation by Joachim Neugroschel. They reveal Maupassant's remarkable range, his technical perfection, his sexual realism, and his ability to create whole worlds and sum up intricate universes of feeling in a few pages |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002032575 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 195 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Includes The Necklace, Butterball, The Tellier House, On the Water, Mademoiselle Fifi, The Mask, The Inn, A Day in the Country, The Hand, The Jewels, The Model, The Entity (The Horla) These stories--poignant scrutinies of social pretension, wicked tales of lust and love, and harrowing examinations of terror and madness--display the full genius of Guy de Maupassant in an enthralling new translation by Joachim Neugroschel. They reveal Maupassant's remarkable range, his technical perfection, his sexual realism, and his ability to create whole worlds and sum up intricate universes of feeling in a few pages |