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The Best Short Stories (Paperback, New edition)

Guy Maupassant; Introduction by Cedric Watts; Series edited by Keith Carabine

Series: Wordsworth Classics

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With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies and vanities at different levels of society. Prostitution is frankly described, while the harshness of war is deftly exposed. His tales have been televised and have influenced films, operas and rock music. Unillusioned but humane, Maupassant remains our contemporary.

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Imprint: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Wordsworth Classics
Release date: February 1997
First published: February 1997
Authors: Guy Maupassant
Introduction by: Cedric Watts (Emeritus Professor of English)
Series editors: Keith Carabine
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 237
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-85326-189-3
Categories: Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General
Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories
Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
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LSN: 1-85326-189-0
Barcode: 9781853261893

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