The Beast, and Other Tales

by Joyce Zonana and Jóusè d'Arbaud

Winner of the Global Humanities Translation Prize

A classic of modern Proven?al literature, J?us? d'Arbaud's 1926 masterpiece "The Beast of Vacar?s" (also known as "The Beast of Vaccar?s") is a haunting parable. Set during the fifteenth century, the tale is narrated by a solitary bull herder--known as a gardian--who stumbles upon a starving creature that is half man, half goat. Terrified, the gardian is nonetheless drawn to the eloquent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810143127
• ISBN13: 9780810143128
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"