Patrick McGuinness is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St Anne's College. Born in Tunisia and raised in Belgium, he is a poet, novelist and translator. His novel The Last Hundred Days was longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the 2011 Costa First Novel Award, and his second novel, Throw me to the Wolves, won the 2020 Encore Award. His other books include three collections of poems, The Canals of Mars (2004), Jilted City (2010), Blood Feather (2023) and a memoir, Other People's Countries (2015), which won the Duff Cooper Prize. He was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2011, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
If you're in the market for something beautiful and deep, The
Penguin Book of French Short Stories is a sumptuous treat for any
book lover.
*The Independent*
Tales with a certain ooh la la ... an eclectic, often steamy
collection charting the history of the French short story [with]
some gems by less famous figures ... high marks for quality and
variety.
*The Observer*
A French version of The Thousand and One Nights ... Both volumes
tell us something new about writing in French ... Such a creative
arrangement forces us to rethink what we expect a short story to be
or do ... Perhaps all short fiction reminds us that the end is
nigh, in which case not the least of Patrick McGuinness's
achievements is that of showing us how to read and live
accordingly.
*Times Literary Supplement*
It's hard to imagine a better introduction to French literature
than this glorious two-volume bran tub of short fiction ...
outstanding masterpieces all ... There's a welcome playfulness
throughout.
*The Guardian*
Patrick McGuinness's magisterial anthology teems with universes
from each of its 84 authors ... There is so much to discover in
these stories - both history and food for short story lovers
everywhere.
*Irish Times*
Impeccably edited by Patrick McGuinness. The first volume stretches
from the 16th century to the early 20th century ... Volume two
takes us from there to the early 21st century, featuring more women
and non-white authors than the first volume. Treat yourself: buy
both.
*Sunday Times*
What a collection it is ... Both volumes fizz with the enthusiasm
with which McGuinness has assembled stories that range across
centuries and continents ... This will surely turn out to be the
definitive anthology of French-language short fiction.
*The New European*
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