Download or read book Mini Modern Classics La Grosse Fifi written by Jean Rhys and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 2011 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These four haunting stories from the author of Wide Sargasso Sea capture moments in the lives of European dilettantes, ingénues, businessmen, soldiers and artists at a time when the world was enjoying freedom after war. But with freedom comes the greater opportunity for self-destruction, and Rhys is at her redolent best when writing about the desires of people striving unsuccessfully after happiness.