“Words dazzle and
deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are
the soul laid bare.”
deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are
the soul laid bare.”
-Guy de Maupassant
The
master of Short Stories, Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a 19th century
Naturalist school French author. Most of the Guy’s short stories depict human
lives destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic
terms.
master of Short Stories, Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a 19th century
Naturalist school French author. Most of the Guy’s short stories depict human
lives destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic
terms.
Maupassant
was significantly influenced by the Franco-Prussian War in the 1870s, which is
evident through his stories, describing the futility of war and the innocent
civilians who suffered the bitterness of war, which was permanently changed by
their experiences.
was significantly influenced by the Franco-Prussian War in the 1870s, which is
evident through his stories, describing the futility of war and the innocent
civilians who suffered the bitterness of war, which was permanently changed by
their experiences.
Maupassant
wrote more than 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one
volume of verse. His debut story “Boule de Suif” published in 1880 is
often considered his masterpiece.
wrote more than 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one
volume of verse. His debut story “Boule de Suif” published in 1880 is
often considered his masterpiece.
Henri-René-Albert-Guy
de Maupassant was born as the first son into a prosperous French family on 5
August 1850. At the age of 11, his parents Laure Le Poittevin and Gustave de
Maupassant separated, and was brought up by his independent-minded mother.
de Maupassant was born as the first son into a prosperous French family on 5
August 1850. At the age of 11, his parents Laure Le Poittevin and Gustave de
Maupassant separated, and was brought up by his independent-minded mother.
In
his youth, Guy worked as a contributing editor for newspapers, and after
publishing his first blockbuster Boule de Suif, Guy has never looked back. He
extensively worked on short story form, until he became the father of the modern
short story.
his youth, Guy worked as a contributing editor for newspapers, and after
publishing his first blockbuster Boule de Suif, Guy has never looked back. He
extensively worked on short story form, until he became the father of the modern
short story.
