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“A faithful translation is rare; a translation which preserves intact the original text is very rare; a perfect translation of Montaigne appears impossible. Yet Donald Frame has realized this feat. One does not seem to be reading a translation, so smooth and easy is the style; at each moment, one seems to be listening to Montaigne himself - the freshness of his ideas, the unexpected choice of words. Frame has kept everything.” (Andre Maurois, The New York Times Book Review)

Guy de Maupassant, French master of the short story, had a simple, efficient style of writing and, like Anton Chekhov, found inspiration for his stories in the daily lives of humans, which often reveal our darker nature. Many of his works also centered on the Franco-Prussian War, in which he served.

Les Bas-Fonds de Maxime Gorki est un portrait poignant des habitants opprimés et démunis d'une cave délabrée en Russie. Cette pièce phare, jouée pour la première fois en 1902, offre un aperçu brut et sans faille des dures réalités de la pauvreté et des exclus de la société. Avec un casting diversifié de personnages, de la voleuse philosophique Satine à la tragique Anna et à son amant tourmenté Kostylev, Gorki tisse magistralement une tapisserie de souffrance humaine, de résilience et d'aspiration inextinguible à la dignité au milieu de la misère.