- EAN13
- 9788726666946
- Éditeur
- SAGA Egmont
- Date de publication
- 08/03/2023
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
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Aide EAN13 : 9788726666946
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Set during the hunting season, the Chateau Baneville is peopled with guests
waiting for the weather to improve. After half-heartedly playing board games,
they tell stories. None is so shocking as the one told by Genevieve and the
boy who loved her in her youth. With allusions to mental illness and
obsession, this is a dark romantic tale, sure to promote some heated
conversation. Touching on similar themes as Robert Redford’s ‘Ordinary
People,’ ‘A Widow’ is a tragic love story. It will delight fans of other
tragic love stories such as Shakespeare's ´Romeo and Juliet´ and Victor Hugo's
´The Hunchback of Notre Dame´. Hailed as one of the pioneers of the modern
short story, Henri Ren Albert Guy de Maupassant (1850 - 1893) was born in
Dieppe, France. After his parents’ divorce, Maupassant was cared for by his
mother who had a passion for literature. During his secondary education, he
was introduced to the acclaimed novelist, Gustave Flaubert, who was to play a
prominent part in Maupassant’s literary career. The Franco-Prussian War saw
the author enlist in the Navy, and his experiences influenced many of his
books, including ‘Boule de Suif.’ Flaubert was to take him under his wing
after the war, introducing him to realist and naturalist authors, such as
Émile Zola and Ivan Turgenev.
waiting for the weather to improve. After half-heartedly playing board games,
they tell stories. None is so shocking as the one told by Genevieve and the
boy who loved her in her youth. With allusions to mental illness and
obsession, this is a dark romantic tale, sure to promote some heated
conversation. Touching on similar themes as Robert Redford’s ‘Ordinary
People,’ ‘A Widow’ is a tragic love story. It will delight fans of other
tragic love stories such as Shakespeare's ´Romeo and Juliet´ and Victor Hugo's
´The Hunchback of Notre Dame´. Hailed as one of the pioneers of the modern
short story, Henri Ren Albert Guy de Maupassant (1850 - 1893) was born in
Dieppe, France. After his parents’ divorce, Maupassant was cared for by his
mother who had a passion for literature. During his secondary education, he
was introduced to the acclaimed novelist, Gustave Flaubert, who was to play a
prominent part in Maupassant’s literary career. The Franco-Prussian War saw
the author enlist in the Navy, and his experiences influenced many of his
books, including ‘Boule de Suif.’ Flaubert was to take him under his wing
after the war, introducing him to realist and naturalist authors, such as
Émile Zola and Ivan Turgenev.
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