Short Stories. Maupassant.

By Guy de Maupassant

Printed: 1959

Publisher: Folio Society. London

Dimensions 15 × 24 × 4 cm
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Language: English

Size (cminches): 15 x 24 x 4

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Mauve cloth binding with purple image of people on both boards. Gilt title on the spine.

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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and arguably the world’s best short story writer. Maupassant’s stories are characterized by their clever plots, clear style and surprise endings. Many of the stories describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught in the conflict, emerge changed. But most of his stories deal with love, often focusing on themes of adultery and prostitution. No one was better than Maupassant at telling a really good story, and here is a collection of Guy de Maupassant’s greatest tales all in one book.

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893 was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.

Maupassant was a protégé of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, seemingly effortless dénouements. Many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught up in events beyond their control, are permanently changed by their experiences. He wrote 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, “Boule de Suif” (“The Dumpling”, 1880), is often considered his most famous work.

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Box a bit worn, spine faded

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