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The French word conte is tricksy, even contradictory, but what I had always been taught is that contes are more anecdotal than conventional short stories, coming out of the tradition of oral tales and often devoted to a single theme.
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Lauren Groff, The New York Review of Books, 23 Apr. 2020
Today, though, her powerful fiction is too little read, apart from a handful of eerie tales and contes cruels.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 5 June 2019
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Lauren Groff, The New York Review of Books, 23 Apr. 2020
Today, though, her powerful fiction is too little read, apart from a handful of eerie tales and contes cruels.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 5 June 2019
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“Conte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conte. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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