1991, 1st UK edition. 176 pp. In English. Short stories about mountains and mountaineers, These tails - all set around Mont Blanc- add breadth to the growing body of modern mountaineering fiction by a talented new wave of short- story writers.Ann Sauvy took up mountaineering at seventeen and has now made 170 alpine ascents including the north faces of the Monch, Bionnassay and Verte. The tales combine the realism of alpine settings with observations of characters featured and exploit the genres of futurism, mystery, surrealism and suspense. Paperback, New condition.