Tigers Are Better-Looking, with a Selection from the Left Bank

short stories by Rhys

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Tigers Are Better-Looking, with a Selection from the Left Bank is a collection of short stories by Jean Rhys, published in 1968. The title itself is a nod to Rhys's earlier work, The Left Bank (1927), which was her first published book. The term "Left Bank" often refers to the bohemian district of Paris, known for its artistic and intellectual atmosphere. Rhys, a West Indian novelist, was known for her early works set in the European bohemian world of the 1920s and 1930s. This collection, published later in her career, showcases her distinctive style and thematic concerns.12

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Tigers Are Better-Looking, with a Selection from the Left Bank (1968) and Sleep It Off Lady (1976), both short-story collections, followed. Smile Please, an unfinished autobiography, was published in 1979.
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Tigers Are Better-Looking, with a Selection from the Left Bank (1968) and Sleep It Off Lady (1976), both short-story collections, followed. Smile Please, an unfinished autobiography, was published in 1979.
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