Portrayal of Birds in Selected Nineteenth and Twentieth Century French Fiction (Studies in French Literature)

Walling (French, Reading U., UK) draws on his long career in French literature to produce this unusual volume describing the portrayal of birds in the work of 17 French writers, including Balzac, Victor Hugo, George Sand, Colette, Marcel Pagnol, and Claude Michelet. No mere survey, Walling describes the passage, its place in the story, the bird, and the author's understanding of the bird for each example. Two indexes are provided, one for bird and one for proper names. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)