The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 2 Coping with death & bereavement uncover our world's primeval past

uncover our world's primeval past through the incredible fossils left behind

offering readers an expert analysis of its inner workings with the precision of a scalpel and the humor of a stand-up comedian

who spends the month of Ramadan making unexpected discoveries about family

exciting eureka moment – will stay with you forever

he must step up to the challenge

The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 2 Coping with death & bereavement uncover our world's primeval pastA major celebration of the French short story across the twentieth century. The second volume takes the reader through the tumultuous twentieth century in the company of writers including Simone de Beauvoir and Maryse Conde, Patrick Modiano and Virginie Despentes, covering world wars, revolutions and the horrors of the motorway service station. Along the way we meet electronic brains, she wolves, a sadistic Cinderella, ancestors, infidels,