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Stephen Romer (Translator)

(1957 — )

Stephen Romer is a UK poet and literary critic. He has won several awards for her poetry collections and has lived in both England and France.


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French Decadent Tales

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19th Century French Short Story

French Decadent Tales

I saw the Oxford World’s Classics French Decadent Tales sitting on my local independent bookstore’s shelf and I got so excited. French Decadence was a movement that did so much to further the form of the short story in general, but it also has all of those dark stories to tell at twilight that I can’t get enough of.

August 15, 2022August 14, 2022 by S. Hargrave — Comment on French Decadent Tales
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