Nature stories

Nature stories

Jules Renard, 1864-1910

Book - 2010

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Subjects
French fiction > 20th century > Translations into English.
Animals > Fiction.
Short stories.
Published
New York : New York Review Books 2010.
Language
English
French
Main Author
Jules Renard, 1864-1910 (-)
Other Authors
Douglas Parmée (-), Pierre Bonnard, 1867-1947
Physical Description
xiii, 165 p. : ill
ISBN
9781590173640
  • Introduction
  • Lying in Wait
  • Hunting for Pictures
  • The Hen
  • Cocks
  • Ducks
  • Turkeys
  • Pigeons
  • The Peacock
  • The Swan
  • One Dog
  • Two Dogs
  • Dédèche has Died
  • The Cat
  • Flies
  • The Cow
  • The Death of Brunette
  • The Ox
  • The Bull
  • The Mare
  • The Horse
  • The Donkey
  • The Pig
  • The Pig and his Pearls
  • The Nanny Goat
  • The Billy Goat
  • Two Rabbits
  • The Hare
  • The Lizard
  • The Green Lizard
  • The Grass Snake
  • The Weasel
  • The Hedgehog
  • The Snake
  • The Worm
  • Frogs
  • The Toad
  • The Grasshopper
  • The Cricket
  • The Cockroach
  • The Glowworm
  • The Spider
  • The May Bug
  • Ants
  • The Snail
  • A Sunrise
  • The Caterpillar
  • The Butterfly
  • The Wasp
  • The Flea
  • The Dragonfly
  • The Squirrel
  • The Mouse
  • Monkeys
  • The Stag
  • The Gudgeon
  • The Pike
  • The Whale
  • Fish
  • The Garden
  • Poppies
  • The Vine
  • Bats
  • The Birdless Cage
  • A Canary
  • The Finch
  • The Bullfinches' Nest
  • The Sparrow
  • The Swallows
  • The Magpie
  • The Blackbird
  • The Golden Oriole
  • The Parrot
  • The Lark
  • The Kingfisher
  • The Hawk
  • The Wagtail
  • Partridges
  • The Woodcock
  • A Family of Trees
  • The End of the Shooting Season
  • The New Moon
  • The Wood
  • Rain
  • The Furious Dog
  • Autumn Leaves
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Parmee's new translation of Renard's classic, late 19th-century stories (accompanied by ink-blot illustrations by Pierre Bonnard) convey the author's inimitable sensibility and his delight in nature's humor and mystery. Ranging from a few words to a few pages in length, each portrait reads like a prose poem and delivers sharp observations and fanciful stories about everything from bats to birds, autumn leaves to the new moon. Renard's five-word evocation of a flea ("An elastic pinch of snuff") and succinct description of a butterfly ("This love-letter, folded in two, is looking for a flowery address") are among the best shorter entries; of the longer, more elaborate entries, "Fish" and "The End of the Shooting Season" tell rich stories of man's changing and complicated relationship with nature. Taken cumulatively, Renard's tender, wry, and surprising tributes remind us of the millions of creatures and characters in our midst. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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