New audiobook: Toine, Guy de Maupassant

In a Norman village at the end of the nineteenth century, the cheerful innkeeper Toine is known for his love of drink, lively conversation, and warm welcome to local visitors. After a serious illness changes his everyday life, his practical and domineering wife assigns him an unusual task. With quiet irony, the story portrays rural customs, marriage, and a man’s ability to adapt to circumstances that are both absurd and unexpectedly demanding.