Guy de Maupassant was a 19th-century author who many consider to be one of the pioneers of the modern short story. The selections included here are: In Various Roles, The False Gems, A Useful House, Two Little Soldiers, Ghosts, The New Sensation, The Thief, On Perfumes, In His Sweetheart's Livery, The Confession, Lost, A Country Excursion, The Relics, Margot's Tapers, The Accent, Profitable Business, The Last Step, The Log, and The Ill-Omened Groom.
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"A good collection of stories in the naturalist style, but not on the level of Chekhov." — Darran (4 out of 5 stars)
"A good collection of stories in the naturalist style, but not on the level of Chekhov."
" Some stories were beautiful, others were incredibly sad (cause people suck), and the rest were just "meh." "
" I'm in love with a dead French writer. Maupassant toujours! "
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Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) was a popular nineteenth-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form’s finest exponents. A protégé of Flaubert, his stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouement. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught in the conflict, emerge changed. He authored some three hundred short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse.
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