Matokeo ya Utafutaji

The stories are all told by the author in the first person, typically addressing a Parisian reader. The author, having relocated his home from Paris, recounts short bucolic tales about his new life in Provence as well as his trips to Corsica and French Algeria. Considered to be light-hearted, and of... More

Notoriety, faithfulness, gossip, love and style are Alphonse Daudet's subjects in these little-known stories about the strained relations between artists and their spouses. Daudet, known as the French Dickens, has an unerring eye for that eternal triangle—artist husband, model wife, and fickle fame.... More

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A man may forgive, but he never forgets Word "sacrifice," so vague on careless lips... More

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As Julian Barnes writes in the introduction to his superb translation of Alphonse Daudet's La Doulou, the mostly forgotten writer nowadays "ate at the top literary table" during his lifetime (1840-1897). Henry James described him as "the happiest novelist" and "the most charming story-teller" of hi... More

A Very French Christmas is the second in New Vessel Press's Very Christmas Series, aimed at bringing English language readers some of the best holiday stories from around the world. The collections include forgotten gems, unearthed classics, stories that are translated for the first time ever, and e... More

Joyeux Noeuml;l: &“[An]endearing collection of Christmas stories from ten of France&’s most esteemed writers―past and present―skillfully translated.&” ―Foreword Reviews   This collection brings together the best French Christmas stories of all time, featuring classics by Guy de Maupassant and Alphon... More