Guy de Maupassant
Novelist, Author
1850 – 1893
Who was Guy de Maupassant?
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents.
Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, 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 some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, "Boule de Suif", is often considered his masterpiece.
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- Born
- Aug 5, 1850
Tourville-sur-Arques - Also known as
- Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant
- Guy de Valmont
- Joseph Prunier
- Maufrigneuse
- Henry-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant
- Guy deMaupassant
- Maupassant
- Henri-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant
- De Maupassant
- Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- Lycée Pierre-Corneille
(1868 - 1870) - Lycée Henri-IV
(1869 - ) - University of Paris
- Lycée Pierre-Corneille
- Lived in
- Seine-Maritime
- Died
- Jul 6, 1893
Passy
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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