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Set in the Paris of society women, prostitutes and small-minded bourgeousie, and the isolated villages of rural Normandy that de Maupassant knew as a child, the thirty-three tales in this volume are among the most darkly humorous and brilliant short stories in nineteenth-century literature. They focus on the relationships between men and women, as in the poignant fantasy of 'A Parisian Affair', between brothers and sisters, and between masters and servants. Through these relationships, Maupassant explores the dualistic nature of the human character and his stories reveal both nobility, civility and generosity, and, in stories such as 'At Sea' and 'Boule de Suif', vanity, greed and hypocrisy. Maupassant's stories repeatedly lay humanity bare with deft wit and devastating honesty.
Si�n Miles's vibrant new translation is accompanied by an Introduction discussing Maupassant's stpries as a reflection of the rapidly changing beliefs of his society. This edition includes the famous story, "The Necklace," as well as a�chronology, notes, and suggestions for further reading.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
- Sales Rank: #403189 in Books
- Brand: Maupassant, Guy de/ Miles, Sian (TRN)/ Miles, Sian (INT)/ Miles, Sian
- Published on: 2004-12-28
- Released on: 2004-12-28
- Original language: French
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.75" h x .92" w x 5.05" l, .57 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
About the Author
Guy de Maupassant (1850-93) was a literary disciple of Flaubert and one of the group of young Naturalistic writers that formed around Zola. Maupassant's contribution to the Naturalists collaborative collection of tales, Les Soir�es de Medan, was 'Boule de suif', which remains one of the most well-known of the hundreds of stories he wrote over the course of his life and on which his literary reputation now rests. He also wrote six novels, including Bel-Ami (1885) and Pierre et Jean (1888).
Sian Miles was born in Wales and educated there and in France where she lived for many years. She now teaches at Warwick University and is the author of an anthology of the writings of Simone Weil, and translations of George Sand's Marianne, Violet Trefusis's Echo, and has collaborated on Paul Val�ry's Cahiers/Notebooks.
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113 of 120 people found the following review helpful.
Literary vandalism. Buy the Roger Colet translation instead.
By Ara Corbett
Reading this new edition is like visiting a museum that has just been looted. Astonishingly, several of the very best Maupassant stories (particularly "Madame Tellier's Establishment" and "Mouche") have been deleted and replaced with facile selections like "The Necklace," which was intentionally omitted from the 1973 Roger Colet translation because it was rightly deemed inferior and unrepresentative of the author. Inexplicably, and criminally, translator Sian Miles chooses the first (again inferior and greatly truncated) version of "The Horla" rather than the classic mood-swinging, diary-entry style of the famous final published version. Additionally, "The Christening" here is benign and slight compared to the harrowing story of the same title featured in the earliest Penguin Classics collection translated by H.N.P. Sloman (a very different group of stories, but as highly recommended as the Colet). What Miles has done in essence is anaesthetize the great short story writer (perhaps second only to D.H. Lawrence) and give us Maupassant Lite.
Worst of all is the sense of biographical revisionism and political correctness that pervades this collection. In her Introduction, Ms. Miles claims that previous Maupassant collections reveal him as "if not misogynistic, at least deeply cynical in his portrayal of women," and she has taken it upon herself to "redress that previous imbalance." Hard to believe Penguin let her get away with such nonsense. First of all, Maupassant was cynical about humankind: both men AND women. If anything, he largely pokes fun at men's egos and their consequent foibles in dealing with women, who mostly come across as more subtle and intuitive. Secondly, Miles's reading of Maupassant as a misogynist fails to account for the great female Maupassant heroines like Mouche, Madame Tellier, Boule de Suif, Mother Sauvage, and of course the tragic Jeanne from the novel "A Woman's Life (Un Vie)." In truth, Maupassant's greatest characters defy the kind of easy, simplistic categorization that Miles celebrates in describing "the stupid and brutal count in 'A Woman's Confession' or the insufferably chauvinistic doctor in 'Madame Husson's Rose King.'" Comments like these reduce Maupassant to a kind of 19th century Dr. Phil.
The difference in translations is also important to note. Take for example the closing passage of "Idyll":
Note how flat, clumsy and almost too contemporary Miles's translation is:
"'That's enough. I feel much better now. It's put new life in me.'
He got up, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. As she replaced inside her dress the two living gourds of her bosom, she said, 'That was a great help, Monsieur. Thanks very much.'
Gratefully, he replied, 'My pleasure, Madame, I'll tell you. I've had no food for two days.'"
Now note how Colet carefully captures the flavor of the rustic dialogue. Also note the impact of his adding the paragraph break:
"'That's enough, I feel better now. That's put new life into me.'
He had stood up, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
Pushing her breasts inside her dress, she said: 'That was a real good turn you did me, Monsieur. Thank you very much.'
And he replied gratefully: 'It's me as has to thank you, Madame. I hadn't had a thing to eat for two days.'"
The difference between "That was a great help" vs "That was a real good turn" and "My pleasure" vs "It's me as had to thank you" speaks for itself. This sort of thing is make-or-break when determining a quality translation.
Finally, Miles's Introduction fails to capture the loving and haunting quality that Roger Colet's does. Among other things, Colet's Introduction revisits the serious possibility that Flaubert may have been Maupassant's real father. The subject of illegitimacy is an important one in Maupassant's work (see the wonderful "Pierre and Jean"), but this fascinating and ambiguous connection is not even touched upon here. It is one of numerous egregious omissions and revisions that make this publication tantamount to literary vandalism.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
An excellent collection of stories by Guy De Maupassant a French master of the genre
By C. M Mills
If you want to know what Paris and France was like in the nineteenth century you have a few options. You can indulge your eyes by savoring the beauties of the impressionist school as manifeste in the art works of such giants as Monet, Renoir, Manet, Sisley, Morisot, Cezanne, Sisley, Pissaro and their brothers and sisters of the brush. Or you can take a walk down the boulevard of such masters of the novel as Emile Zola and Gustave Flaubert. One of the most delightful paths of discovery, though, is to enjoy a few minutes or an hour pouring over one of the wonderful short stories by Guy De Maupasant (1850-1893).
Guy De Maupassant was born into a middle class family in Normandy. His mother's brother was a close friend of Flaubert. The older writer took Guy under his wing forwarding his short but important career. De Maupassant produced over 300 short stories from 1880-1890. In this Penguin collectin 34 of those masterpieces are printed. The book is translated from French to English by Sian Miles, While not discussing each of the tales I will give a brief outline of some of my favorites found within the black Penguin pages:
A Ball of Fat-Excellent story about a French prostitute called upon to sacrifice her body to a love mad Prussian officer. A brilliant example of De Maupassant's skill in exposing hypocrisy.
The Horla-The tale of a man who is tortured by an invisible double. This story hints at the author's growing fear of becoming mad due to his syphillis affliction.
A Parisian Affair-A jaded French housewife has a casual affair with a fat aristocrat in Paris becoming quickly disillusioned with the dissolute life.
Mother Savauge-Classic tale of a Norman peasant woman who wreaks a horrible revenge on the Prussians in retaliation for the death in battle of her only son. Many of De Maupassant's stories are set in the Franco-Prussian war of 187-1871 in which he served as a French soldier.
Monsieur Jocaste-A controversial story of incest.
The Necklace-One of the best of De Maupassant's stories. An ironical story with an O Henry twist. (De Maupassant was a strong influence on authors such as O Henry, Henry James and Ernest Hemingway who all learned from his clarity, concision and skill in weaving a story to catch the reader's interest).
These stories are set in Paris and Normany, the hunting fields and the small villages of France. A birdseye view of French society is yours for the cost of this wonderful collection. The book has a good bibligraphy, footnotes and a sage introduction by Sean Miles. Highly recommended for the general reader. Vive La France!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Bought it for school, but may keep it for my personal library.
By Brittany Johnson
I bought this for an English class, and I actually quite like the stories. Maupassant wrote some really interesting stories with contrasting portrayals of women, and I have enjoyed reading them. I may keep this book for my personal shelf.
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