The Best Short Stories
1884
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Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here This collection reflects Maupassant's remarkable diversity, with stories that vary in theme and tone, and range from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. Boule de Suife, his most famous tale exposes the brutality and hypocrisy of war. His stories are linked by irony and the frailty of human nature. 17 stories: Boule de Suif Two Friends Mme. Tellier's Establishment Mlle. Fifi Clair de Lune Miss Harriet The Necklace Mlle. Pearl The Piece of String Mme. Husson's "Rosier" That Pig of a Morin Useless Beauty The Olive Orchard A Sale Love Two Little Soldiers Happiness
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Author
Guy de Maupassant
Author · 165 books
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless dénouement. He also wrote six short novels. A number of his stories often denote the futility of war and the innocent civilians who get crushed in it - many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s.
