by Guy de Maupassant · Editions Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070371440
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«Contes de la Bécasse» is the collection of short stories by Guy de Maupassant, published by Editions Gallimard in paperback (224 pages, in French).
The collection portrays rural 19th-century France with peasants, provincial bourgeoisie and scenes of Norman life between the picaresque and the sombre; it also includes highly intense stories such as «La Peur», «La Folle» and «La Rempailleuse».
This 1979 French edition belongs to the Folio collection (No. 1144) and includes a preface by Hubert Juin.
Recommended for readers of 19th-century French literature and fans of the classic short story.
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story and associated with the naturalist literary school of thought, depicting human lives, destinies, and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.
