Stephanie Corinna Bille (1912D1979) is an acclaimed Franco-Swiss writer. She is the recipient of the prestigious Goncourt award for the short story and the author of two longer stories ('La Demoiselle sauvage' and 'Emerentia, 1713') that have been made into films. Monika Giacoppe is Assistant Professor of World and Comparative Literature at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Christiane P. Makward (D. Lit. Sorbonne) has been a Professor of French and Francophone Studies at The Pennsylvania State University for nearly thirty years. Besides Corinna Bille, her interests in contemporary literatures in French include Caribbean women's theatre and novel, and contemporary women writers generally. She has published several books, translations, and many articles in the field of feminist literary criticism.

These wonderfully faithful translations catch both the freedom and poignancy of S. Corinna Bille's most hauntingly beautiful short stories. They show why this grande dame of French Swiss literature is still considered today its most daring, original, and rebellious writer. They are essential for anyone interested in women's studies and Francophone literature; above all, they make for wonderful reading.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Transparent GirlChapter 3 The CatChapter 4 The SaintChapter 5 Grape HarvestChapter 6 My Forest, My RiverChapter 7 The Little Girl and the BeastChapter 8 Eight Tiny Cruel Tales from Cent petites histoires cruellesChapter 9 The KnotChapter 10 The Last ConfessionChapter 11 The Wild DemoiselleChapter 12 On Misty PondsChapter 13 The Oval RoomChapter 14 The Girls in the Forest of a Thousand MirrorsChapter 15 The Red ChairChapter 16 The Villa in the ReedsChapter 17 Eight Tiny Love Tales from Cent petites histoires d'amourChapter 18 Emerentia, 1713Chapter 19 The Halloween FiancesChapter 20 The Glass ViolinChapter 21 The Messenger