Slight Misunderstanding and Other Stories
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A Hanging
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French literature
short stories
Tamango
The Blue Room
The Etruscan Vase
The Vision of Charles XI
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- ISBN 9781847495143
- Weight: 217g
- Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 25 Jun 2025
- Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Trapped in an unhappy marriage with a boorish, inattentive and socially ambitious husband, Julie de Chaverny enjoys a flirtatious dalliance with the elegant Major de Châteaufort. However, the sudden reappearance of an old admirer, M. Darcy, who has returned from Turkey with a tale of breathtaking derring-do and chivalry to add to his charms, reawakens in Julie a forgotten passion, and convinces her to pursue a rash and dangerous course, one that will have tragic consequences.
Described as a masterpiece of psychological insight and a minutely observed social satire, A Slight Misunderstanding is here accompanied by other short stories: The Etruscan Vase, The Vision of Charles XI, Tamango, The Blue Room, A Hanging.
Well-versed in European languages and an archaeologist by profession, Prosper Mérimée (1803–70) wrote stories and novellas which displayed his concern for historical accuracy and his fascination for foreign places.
