La Tigresse

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453287675

<DIV><DIV><b>A new collection of short stories from the bestselling author of <i>Up the Down Staircase</i></b></div><DIV><i><BR>La Tigresse and Other Short Stories </i>collects Bel Kaufman&rsquo;s short stories together for the first time&mdash;and introduces eight stories never before published. In the title piece, first published in <i>Esquire</i> in 1948, an aging femme fatale finds herself finally understanding what it means to truly love someone when she meets&mdash;and has a short affair with&mdash;a plain, balding Frenchman who affectionately calls her &ldquo;la tigresse.&rdquo; In her story &ldquo;From a Teacher&rsquo;s Wastebasket,&rdquo;Kaufman reveals the origins of her bestselling novel <i>Up the Down Staircase</i>.&#160;In &ldquo;Varya,&rdquo; we enjoy the story of a free-spirited, determinedly optimistic Russian immigrant who wins over anyone who crosses her path. In her deft, perceptive stories, Kaufman embraces the importance of joy and of living life to the fullest.</div></div>