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 | The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life (Penguin Classics) (Reprint Edition) by George Washington Cable, Michael Kreyling (Introduction) Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1988 ISBN-10: 0-14-043322-8 / 0140433228 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-043322-7 / 9780140433227 At the centre of this novel is a story of two lovers from feuding Creole families in early 19th century New Orleans. The romance of "the grandissimes" the masked ball at the beginning of the story, the conversations in patois, the scenes between reluctant but eventually blessed lovers, the colours o | |