Cuentos escogidos by Guy de Maupassant
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"Cuentos escogidos" by Guy de Maupassant is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The collection showcases Maupassant's exceptional storytelling ability, encapsulating various tales that reflect the human experience, often with an emphasis on the nuances of social life and the struggles of everyday people. The opening of the collection presents a brief introduction to the nature of Maupassant's work, elaborating on the enduring popularity of his stories
and the significance of his contributions to literature. It highlights his mastery in creating vivid characters, often drawn from the middle class, and his skill in portraying their psychology and circumstances with remarkable precision. The first story, “En el agua,” introduces a narrator who engages in a conversation with a passionate canoer, leading to a reflection on the river's mysterious qualities before culminating in an eerie adventure that hints at the themes of fear, nature, and the human psyche that are prevalent throughout Maupassant's tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Prévost, Marcel, 1862-1941 |
| Translator | Batlle, Carlos de, 1869-1935 |
| Title | Cuentos escogidos |
| Original Publication | Paris: Librería Paul Ollendorff, 1908. |
| Contents | En el agua -- El regreso -- El guarda -- El pecio -- La señorita Perla -- La loca -- Pierrot -- El miedo -- En la mar -- Tambouctou -- En los campos -- La aventura de Walter Schnaffs -- La sillera -- Dionisio -- El cordelito -- El bautizo -- Mi tío Julio -- De viaje -- La madre Salvaje -- El barrilito -- El bicho de Belhomme -- El collar -- El viejo -- Á caballo -- Dos amigos -- El ladrón -- Tonico -- Los prisioneros -- El parador -- Amor -- El hoyo -- El inválido -- Minué -- El lobo -- El protector -- Una vendetta. |
| Credits | Andrés V. Galia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Biblioteca Nacional de España). |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into Spanish |
| Subject | Short stories, French -- Translations into Spanish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 74908 |
| Release Date | Dec 15, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 763 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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