Nouvelles en franais Nouveau texte parallle de Penguin [Paperback]

Written by authors from Quebec as well as France, the majority of these stories have been published in the last decade and reflect a rich diversity of styles and themes. FromDaniel Boulanger's exploration of revenge and the desire for recognition in The Hunter's Cafe, toAlain Gerber's brief and poetic You Never Die, these stories make excellent reading in any language.Introduction

Learning How to Live/ Frederic Fajardie (1947– )
All Lights Off/ Frederic Fajardie (1947– )
David/ Jean-Marie-Gustave Le Clezio (1940– )
The Occupation of the Ground/ Jean Echenoz (1947– )
The Third-rate Film/ Sylvie Massicotte (1959– )
The Objet d'Art/ Jean-Paul Daoust (1946– )
The Hunters' Cafe/ Daniel Boulanger (1922– )
Accursed Notebooks(an extract fromLa Deconvenue) / Louise Cotnoir (1948– )
Heloise/ Sylvie Germain (1954– )
The Character/ Gloria Escomel (1941– )
Self-destruction/ Rene Belletto (1945– )
You Never Die/ Alain Gerber (1950– )

Notes on French Texts
Acknowledgements

Richard Cowardtaught at Bishop's Startford College and Sherborne School in England. He is now a Housemaster at Eton College, England.GB