French Decadent Tales
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780199569274
Subjects: French fiction, translations into english; Short stories, french, translations into english; Decadence (literary movement)
Description: "This newly translated selection of 36 of the best decadent tales from the French fin-de-siecle brings together some the most exotic, stylized, and cerebral literature in the French language. Hilarious and horrifying, these extraordinary, corrosive little tales cast a cold eye on the modern world"--back cover.