Paris Tales

by Helen Constantine

If you've never been to Paris, here is your chance to experience it; if you have been there, here is your chance to return. Paris Tales is a highly evocative collection of stories by French and Francophone writers who have been inspired by the mystery and charm of different locations in this most visited of capital cities. The twenty-two stories-- by well-known writers including Nerval, Maupassant, Colette, and Echenoz-- provide a captivating glimpse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192805746
• ISBN13: 9780192805744
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Paris Tales takes you to Paris

I say - buy this you'll like this book. This is a wonderful anthology of translated stories. I was a bit leery that some of them might be too dated but no, they do capture the essences of the arrondissements. Having been to Paris twice I know that the stories capture you and place you right there.