French decadent tales /
translated with an introduction and notes by Stephen Romer.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- 1 online resource (l, 231 pages).
- Oxford world's classics .
This translation previously issued in print: 2013.
Includes bibliographical references.
This translated selection of 36 of the best decadent tales from the French fin-de-si�ecle brings together some the most exotic, stylized, and cerebral literature in the French language. Hilarious and horrifying, these extraordinary, corrosive little little tales cast a cold eye on the modern world.
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Short stories, French--Translations into English. French fiction--19th century. Decadence (Literary movement)--France.
Paris (France)--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.