{"product_id":"droll-stories-9781634505116","title":"Droll Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the great French novelist comes this long-unavailable collection of tales in the tradition of Boccaccio's Decameron.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBalzac's \u003ci\u003eContes Drolatiques\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eDroll Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, were originally published in three volumes in the 1830s. Set in medieval Europe, these stories were Balzac's attempt to write in the great tradition of Rabelais and Boccaccio, to render the Middle Ages with a touch of raunchy humor, and to provide a delightful portrait of medieval France. Balzac took the old themes that had delighted his ancestors--the tales of faithless wives and confiding husbands, of monks incredibly endowed for amorous athleticism, of lusty wenches and adventurous lads, and of great bouts of eating and drinking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDroll Stories\u003c\/i\u003e has always been an essential part of Balzac's work when published in French, but it has been excluded from the definitive English editions. This book presents all three volumes of this classic and enduring work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction--novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634505116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Honore De Balzac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132943696053,"sku":"9781634505116","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f68fe4ca-bc9f-44c9-98e1-6a8f99d08d16.jpg?v=1695136175","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/droll-stories-9781634505116","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}