Selected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant

Author: Guy de Maupassant
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: World Classics Translation Series. Guy de Maupassant is one of the greatest masters of the short story in the world. This book includes more than 60 short stories and novellas of various themes from different periods of Maupassant's writing. The themes of Maupassant's short stories are extremely rich, featuring characters from all social strata—aristocrats, officials, capitalists, civil servants, workers, farmers, beggars, and prostitutes—all vividly portrayed in his works. He often exposes and condemns the decay and decline of the ruling class while sympathizing with and praising the laboring people of the lower society. This book collects masterpieces such as "The Necklace" and "Ball of Fat." These works represent the outstanding achievements of Maupassant in the art of fiction. Guy de Maupassant is one of the greatest masters of the short story in the world, and this book includes more than 60 short stories and novellas of various themes from different periods of Maupassant's writing. The themes of Maupassant's short stories are extremely rich, featuring characters from all social strata—aristocrats, officials, capitalists, civil servants, workers, farmers, beggars, and prostitutes—all vividly portrayed in his works. He often exposes and condemns the decay and decline of the ruling class while sympathizing with and praising the laboring people of the lower society. This book collects masterpieces such as "The Necklace" and "Ball of Fat." These works represent the outstanding achievements of Maupassant in the art of fiction.