A life
Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-18931999
Book
What is a life? How shall a storyteller conceive a life? What if art means pattern and life has none? How can any story be true to life? These are some of the questions tackled by the author, as he seeks to expose the folly of romantic illusion.
Main title:
A life / Guy de Maupassant ; translated and edited by Roger Pearson.
Work:
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Collation:
208p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780192832986 (pbk)
Dewey class:
843.8
Language:
English
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BRN:
362587