Le Paysan Parvenu: Or, the Fortunate Peasant. Being Memoirs of the Life of Mr. -- Translated from the French of M. de Marivaux.

By Pierre de Marivaux and Frederic Deloffre Marivaux

Book Overview

Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de MARIVAUX (1688-1763), journaliste, dramaturge et romancier fran ais. N dans une famille de magistrats normands, il perd son h ritage et d cide de vivre de sa plume. Apr s... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1140665839
• ISBN13: 9781140665830
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Definitive Edition of Marivaux's Classic

The Garnier edition (yellow cover) is far superior to the Flammarion mass market paperback. Garnier contains an avant-propos, introduction, collection of reviews, extensive bibliography, chronology, the complete text plus the anonymous additions, and a helpful glossary. French text 468 pages. Approx 7 x 5 inches. The Flammarion is smaller with fewer pages and less features.