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BOOKS OF THE MONTH

The Penguin Book of French Short Stories (volumes 1 and 2)

Edited by Patrick McGuinness

It’s hard to imagine a better introduction to French literature than this glorious two-volume bran tub of short fiction, featuring 84 authors over almost 900 pages, running from the 15th century to the day before yesterday (Marie NDiaye, Virginie Despentes). There are

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