Talk:Les Diaboliques (short story collection)

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Translation of Title

Latest comment: 11 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Diabolique does not mean "she-devil". It is an adjective referring to the stories. The best translation for the title of the collection would be "Devilish Stories" or "Evil Stories".

208.87.248.162 (talk) 17:33, 3 July 2010 (UTC)Reply

As Barbey himself said, "Quant aux femmes de ces histoires, pourquoi ne seraient-elles pas Les Diaboliques ?" Widsith (talk) 15:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

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