cruels
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Today, though, her powerful fiction is too little read, apart from a handful of eerie tales and contes cruels.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2019
Since Jackson died of heart failure at 48 in 1965, her work has never lacked for admirers, especially among aficionados of contes cruels and tales of existential disorientation.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2015
This also applied to the Intersigne, which had later been joined to the Contes cruels, a collection of indisputable talent in which was found Véra, which Des Esseintes considered a little masterpiece.
From Against the Grain by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
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