My Uncle Jules and Other Stories/Mon oncle Jules et autres contes: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French)

by Guy de Maupassant, Stanley Appelbaum (Editor)

Admired as "the greatest French short story writer," and emulated by Somerset Maugham and O. Henry, Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of plot construction and a keen recorder of life, translating his observations into finely crafted short stories that spoke entire volumes.
This edition features twelve of de Maupassant's best-known stories, each reflecting the author's keen, compassionate insights into human behavior. Presented in a dual-language format with new translations by Stanley Applebaum, the stories — written between 1876 and 1890 — represent de Maupassant's major recurring subjects and themes, both tragic and comic. From meditations on the nature of love to jocular stories of friendship and misadventure and tales of irrational, heartfelt anguish, this masterful collection displays the full range of de Maupassant's genius.

Genres: Fiction, France, Classics, Short Stories

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless dénouement. He also wrote six short novels. A number of his stories often denote the futility of war and the innocent civilians who get crushed in it - many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s.

Reviews

[Catherine Vamianaki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Μικρές σύντομες απολαυστικές ιστορίες γραμμένες απο τον Μωπασσαν. Κάποιες τις είχα διαβάσει σε άλλη έκδοση. Σε αυτό το βιβλίο ξεχωρίζω το Κόσμημα , την Χοντρομπαλου, και τον θειου μου τον Ιούλιο.

[Hanane Elzt · Rating 4 out of 5]

5 nouvelles éclatantes pleines de leçons :

• Mon oncle Jules
• La parure
• Miss Harriet
• La dot
• Denis

[Elena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unos relatos breves perfectos protagonizados por parias a los que no les va nada bien la vida. Pobres, arruinados por una sociedad que los fagocita. Una sociedad más atenta a las apariencias y a conservar su estatus y menos humana que no le importa pisotear a quien tiene al lado para sobrevivir.

[Pedro Galvez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buena lectura para introducirse en el maestro de los cuentos franceses.

[Mel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bill bought me this for Christmas as he really likes Guy de Maupassant but I'm afriad this collection didn't really do anything for me. I thought it was somewhere between Zola and Anatole France, trying to be realistic and moralising but not really accomplishing either. The stories seemed to largely be making fun of people, for being stupid, lazy, or just generally incompetent. There were some horrible parts, the story that stuck out the most was in a village where they had a pit where they left unwanted dogs to starve to death and kill each other. It was just awful. There were a couple stories that were ok, the only one that I still remember was about a young girl who had 5 boyfriends and got pregnant, not knowing who the father was they decided they would all adopt the child. But it died in a miscarriage, so they agreed they would all try again. I thought it was very sweet, but I fear it was there to point out the silliness of people without morals.

The book was in dual language which was good, I tried to read the French first and then the English which pointed out all the things I had misunderstood. But overall besides from practicing my French I really didn't get much out of reading this.

[Raúl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una colección de relatos redonda, en la que no decae el interés en ningún cuento y en el que el paso de los diez años que marcan la carrera de Maupassant cuentista no se ve ensombrecido por su profesión de escritor como profesional que trabajaba a destajo para obtener un rendimiento (económico) máximo. La rigidez de otros cuentos aquí, en el tratamiento del personaje por encima de la anécdota, permite una alta calidad media y cuentos sobresalientes. Una bella selección de la obra de Maupassant, sorprendente y estimulante.

[Cristian Castañeda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Primer acercamiento al genio de Guy, maestro en el género del cuento. Maupassant, discipulo de Flaubert, tiene cierta preferencia por retratar la vida de esos seres tristes y desgraciados que abundan en el mundo, aquí hace una radiografía a los "marginales" y llega a momentos entrañables.

[Irina Tamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories were actually really entertaining. I liked reading this book and the difficulty of the words in French was just perfect for me. I could understand almost everything.

[Anastasia Milo · Rating 2 out of 5]

no.

[César Membreño · Rating 3 out of 5]

Que angustia, no te digo que no sea un libro bueno o malo, sino que el maltratar por maltratar a todos los personajes se vuelve repetitivo pero disfrutón

[Suzane Cdb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sobre mi forma de puntuar:
1- Mal libro, no lo disfruté, no me enseñó nada, no lo recomendaría, mejor habría sido dedicar mi tiempo a otra cosa.
2- Pasable, aprueba, me aportó a algún nivel, pero poca cosa.
3- Disfrutable, podría recomendarlo a ciertas personas.
4- Muy disfrutable, ha hecho que me cuestionase cosas y ampliado mi perspectiva del mundo y/o lo considero con valor artístico. Lo recomendaría sin duda a ciertas personas.
5- De mis favoritos, me ha cambiado y dado mucho en qué pensar, obra maestra. Muy recomendable.

[Angela Randall]

Specifically, I want to get the dual-language version: My Uncle Jules and Other Stories / Mon oncle Jules et autres contes: A Dual-Language Book