Les contes drôlatiques vs Nouvelles orientales: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: French Short stories, Social life and customs, Short Stories, Fiction
Les contes drôlatiques
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A collection of stories with a mediaeval theme rather after the style of Rabelais. Early editions were illustrated by Gustav Dore and were published by Garnier Freres of Paris. The stories range from the absurd to the…
Nouvelles orientales
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"Avec ces Nouvelles, écrites au cours des dix années qui ont précédé la guerre, la tentation de l’Orient est clairement avouée dans le décor, dans le style, dans l’esprit des textes. De la Chine à la Grèce, des Balkans…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Nouvelles orientales is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 10 for Les contes drôlatiques.
- Nouvelles orientales has the widest readership — 4616 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Les contes drôlatiques | Nouvelles orientales | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (4616) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (1) |
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Reception
| Les contes drôlatiques | Nouvelles orientales | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 4616 |
| Editions | 140 | 36 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 132 |
| Pages | 557 | 146 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Les contes drôlatiques or Nouvelles orientales?
Nouvelles orientales has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Nouvelles orientales 3.8/5, Les contes drôlatiques 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Les contes drôlatiques or Nouvelles orientales?
Nouvelles orientales is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Nouvelles orientales (146 pages, ≈ 2 h 42 m); Les contes drôlatiques (557 pages, ≈ 10 h 19 m).
Which is harder to read: Les contes drôlatiques or Nouvelles orientales?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Les contes drôlatiques: Challenging; Nouvelles orientales: Challenging.