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The Seven Wives of Bluebeard
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781025977362
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 242
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Seven Wives of Bluebeard is a sophisticated collection of short stories by the Nobel Prize-winning author Anatole France, offering a witty and satirical re-imagining of classic legends and historical narratives. The title story serves as a clever subversion of the traditional folk tale, casting the infamous Bluebeard not as a monstrous murderer, but as a misunderstood gentleman and a victim of his wives' various indiscretions and temperaments. Through this lens, France explores the subjectivity of history and the ease with which truth can be distorted into myth.
The collection further showcases France's mastery of irony and prose through other notable tales such as The Miracle of the Great St. Nicolas, The Story of the Duchess of Cicogne and of M. de Boulingrin, and The Shirt. Each piece is infused with the author's characteristic skepticism and intellectual playfulness, targeting social conventions, religious traditions, and human folly. With its blend of whimsical charm and sharp philosophical inquiry, The Seven Wives of Bluebeard stands as a brilliant example of early 20th-century literary wit, inviting readers to look past the surface of legendary figures to find a more nuanced, albeit cynical, reality of the human condition.
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