Download or read book French Decadent Tales written by Stephen Romer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newly translated selection of 36 of the best decadent tales from the French fin-de-siècle brings together some the most exotic, stylized, and cerebral literature in the French language. Hilarious and horrifying, these extraordinary, corrosive little tales cast a cold eye on the modern world. Superbly translated and introduced by Stephen Romer.