A Slight Misunderstanding and Other Stories
Annotated Edition
Seiten
2025
Alma Classics (Verlag)
978-1-84749-514-3 (ISBN)
Alma Classics (Verlag)
978-1-84749-514-3 (ISBN)
A unique collection of short stories by French author Prosper Mérimée whose 'tales have gradually come to be considered perfect models of the narrative art' (Henry James). A Slight Misunderstanding is accompanied here by other stories including The Etruscan Vase, The Vision of Charles XI, Tamango, The Blue Room, A Hanging and H.B.
Trapped in an unhappy marriage with a boorish, inattentive and socially ambitious husband, Julie de Chaverny enjoys a flirtatious dalliance with the elegant Major de Châteaufort. However, the sudden reappearance of an old admirer, M. Darcy, who has returned from Turkey with a tale of breathtaking derring-do and chivalry to add to his charms, reawakens in Julie a forgotten passion, and convinces her to pursue a rash and dangerous course, one that will have tragic consequences.
Described as a masterpiece of psychological insight and a minutely observed social satire, A Slight Misunderstanding is here accompanied by other short stories: The Etruscan Vase, The Vision of Charles XI, Tamango, The Blue Room, A Hanging.
Trapped in an unhappy marriage with a boorish, inattentive and socially ambitious husband, Julie de Chaverny enjoys a flirtatious dalliance with the elegant Major de Châteaufort. However, the sudden reappearance of an old admirer, M. Darcy, who has returned from Turkey with a tale of breathtaking derring-do and chivalry to add to his charms, reawakens in Julie a forgotten passion, and convinces her to pursue a rash and dangerous course, one that will have tragic consequences.
Described as a masterpiece of psychological insight and a minutely observed social satire, A Slight Misunderstanding is here accompanied by other short stories: The Etruscan Vase, The Vision of Charles XI, Tamango, The Blue Room, A Hanging.
Well-versed in European languages and an archaeologist by profession, Prosper Mérimée (1803–70) wrote stories and novellas which displayed his concern for historical accuracy and his fascination for foreign places.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 15.07.2025 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Douglas Parmée |
| Verlagsort | Richmond |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 208 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84749-514-1 / 1847495141 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84749-514-3 / 9781847495143 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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