About the book: 1957 / The first volume of collected works includes poems, the dramatic poem “The Corinthian Wedding” (Les Noces corinthiennes, 1876), early stories: “Jocaste” (Jocaste, 1879), “The Skinny Cat” (Le Chat maigre, 1879), the novel that brought him world fame “The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard” (Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard, 1881) and the autobiographical cycle “The Book of My Friend” (Le Livre de mon ami, 1885).