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Paris tales : stories /
Paris Tales is a highly evocative collection of stories by French and Francophone writers who have been inspired by specific locations in this most visited of capital cities. The twenty-two stories - by well-known writers including Nerval, Maupassant, Colette, and Echenoz - provide a captivating gli...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Paris Tales is a highly evocative collection of stories by French and Francophone writers who have been inspired by specific locations in this most visited of capital cities. The twenty-two stories - by well-known writers including Nerval, Maupassant, Colette, and Echenoz - provide a captivating glimpse into Parisian life from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. The stories take us on an atmospheric tour of the arrondissements and quartiers of Paris, charting the changing nature of the city and its inhabitants, and viewing it through the eyes of characters such as the provincial law. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-243). |
| ISBN: | 9780191539565 0191539562 0192805746 9780192805744 |