{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-french-short-stories-2-9780241462065","title":"The Penguin Book of French Short Stories 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautiful and deep ...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea sumptuous treat for any book lover'' \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Food for short story lovers everywhere'' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A major celebration of the French short story and \u003ci\u003eSpectator \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an anthology celebrates its most famous practitioners, as well as newly translated writers ready for rediscovery. The second volume takes the reader through the tumultuous twentieth century in the company of writers including Simone de Beauvoir and Maryse Condé, Patrick Modiano and Virginie Despentes, covering world wars, revolutions, and the horrors of the motorway service station. Along the way we meet electronic brains, she-wolves, a sadistic Cinderella, ancestors, infidels, dissatisfied housewives and lonely ambassadors, all clamouring to be heard. Funny, devastating and fresh at every turn, this is the place to start for lovers of French literature, new and old.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited and with an introduction by Patrick McGuinness, academic, writer and translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful and deep ... \u003cb\u003ea sumptuous treat for any book lover.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Martin Chilton * The Independent *\u003cbr\u003eOutstanding. -- Philip Hensher * The Spectator Books of the Year 2022 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA French version of \u003ci\u003eThe Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/i\u003e ... \u003c\/b\u003eBoth volumes tell us something new about writing in French ... Such a creative arrangement forces us to\u003cb\u003e rethink what we expect a short story to be or do\u003c\/b\u003e ... Perhaps all short fiction reminds us that the end is nigh, in which case not the least of Patrick McGuinness's achievements is that of \u003cb\u003eshowing us how to read and live accordingly.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Annabel Kim * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003ePatrick McGuinness's \u003cb\u003emagisterial anthology teems with universes\u003c\/b\u003e from each of its 84 authors ... There is so much to discover in these stories - \u003cb\u003eboth history and food for short story lovers everywhere. \u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's hard to imagine a better introduction to French literature\u003c\/b\u003e than this glorious two-volume bran tub of short fiction ... outstanding masterpieces all ... There's a welcome playfulness throughout. -- John Self * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImpeccably edited by Patrick McGuinness. \u003c\/b\u003eThe first volume stretches from the 16th century to the early 20th century ... Volume two takes us from there to the early 21st century, featuring more women and non-white authors than the first volume. \u003cb\u003eTreat yourself: buy both.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tomiwa Owolade * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat a collection it is \u003c\/b\u003e... Both volumes fizz with the enthusiasm with which McGuinness has assembled stories that range across centuries and continents ... \u003cb\u003eThis will surely turn out to be the definitive anthology of French-language short fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Charlie Connelly * The New European *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTales with a certain ooh la la\u003c\/b\u003e ... an eclectic, often steamy collection charting the history of the French short story [with] some gems by less famous figures ... \u003cb\u003ehigh marks for quality and variety.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Matthew Reisz * The Observer *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48066832466263,"sku":"9780241462065","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241462065.jpg?v=1713211746","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-french-short-stories-2-9780241462065","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}