Guy de Maupassant - Libros y biografía

Money gets you everywhere, it can even buy happiness - if you have enough. It is a fragile thing, though, and you must be careful what you do with it. When Mademoiselle Source, a wealthy woman who has...

When Jeanne's husband shaves off his mustache, she sees it as a vile, rebellious act committed specifically to upset her, and becomes impatient to embark on a journey of praising its virtues. Eroticism...

Just like Jack Nicholson's character in 'About Schmidt,' the narrator of 'A Recollection' is feeling useless.He feels, to quote Morrissey, that ´Everyday is Like Sunday.' To shake himself from his drudgery,...

Sir John Rowell's death is shrouded in mystery, and the judge who narrates his story essentially turns it into a scary campfire story. Elements of hunting, sea voyaging, and savagery make this story enticing...

Jean Summer is a famous painter. Although he is praised by a lot of people for his character, he deems his marriage to a young disabled woman to be a burden. He believes that he is shackled to her, doomed...

Madame de X. writes letters to Madame de L. - lots of letters. She writes about her relationship struggles, the difficulty of love, and most importantly, men. Madame de X. simply cannot believe their...

An aristocratic lady travels alone to picturesque Monaco, expecting a peaceful vacation. It turns into a place of horror for the woman, however, as she experiences something unspeakable at the artificial...

Laying the foundations for films such as 'Mother and Child,' starring Naomi Watts and Samuel L Jackson, 'Abandoned' packs a lot into a short space. As a younger woman, Madame de Cadour gave birth to an...

Set aboard a steamship sailing from Le Havre to Trouville, 'Discovery' is a short and funny story, with a moral tucked away in the dialogue.When the narrator meets his old friend, Henri Sidoine, the latter...

Laying the foundations for films, such as 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' starring Jack Nicholson, 'Bertha' is a study on mental illness.While the narrator visits his old friend, Dr Bonnet, the doctor...

A masterpiece in literary manipulation, 'A New Year's Gift' plays with our expectations while delivering a sobering dose of social commentary. We begin with Jacques, who is writing a letter to his sweetheart,...

Are memories of past love affairs stronger than time? After a mysterious foreign letter arrives at breakfast, Georges Garin shares with his friend a peculiour travelogue. While inspecting a wrecked ship,...

A widower and a loving father of three girls, old Taille is described as a model workman. He provides for his family with honest labour and enjoys a good reputation until his oldest daughter, Anna, runs...

"The Diamond Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant portrays the complexities and consequences of keeping up appearances in the 19th century. Mathilde is a young and beautiful woman, struggling with the ordinary...

Wealth, wit, natural grace, and an air of nobility makes the perfect 19th century French gentleman. Add a certain amount of pride and you have Viscount Gontran-Joseph de Signoles, not by chance called...

Can a single evening be perfect? It can if you ask a couple in love. The short story "On a Spring Evening" by Guy de Maupassant, who is widely considered the master of French Naturalism, is a picturesque...

Can children be even crueller than adults?Left without a father, Simon is being tortured by his peеrs to the point when he attempts a suicide. Luckily enough, the local blacksmith, Phillip Remy, takes...

A Norman bar keeper makes his village inn famous with his special drink: the best Cognac in France... Until his life changes in an instance, when he becomes paralysed and his wife uses his body for laying...

Guy de Maupassant's short story "Who Knows?" recounts nothing short of a bizarre series of events. Our narrator writes from inside an asylum, where he has committed himself and now recounts what has transpired...

Referencing Victor Hugo, author of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' 'Châli' is an equally tragic love story. Admiral de la Vallée tells of the time he was sent to Central India, as part of an expedition....

Jean Marin has always been diligent. Not just in his studies but in his job as a handyman too. He is by no means used to luxury. When he lands a government job, it's like a dream come true. Problems arise,...

Edition enrichie (introduction, notes)Entre 1880 et 1887, Maupassant voyage sur les rivages de la Méditerranée – Côte d’Azur, Corse, Italie, Afrique du Nord… – et adresse aux gazettes parisiennes le récit...

"I entered literary life as a meteor, and I shall leave it like a thunderbolt." These words of Maupassant to Jose Maria de Heredia on the occasion of a memorable meeting are, in spite of their morbid...

Guy de Maupassant, discepolo ideale di Flaubert, scrisse più di 300 tra racconti e novelle brevi, nella stragrande maggioranza dei casi tutti nel corso degli anni '80 del secolo; tranne pochissime eccezioni...

Uma diligência atravessa a Normandia ocupada pelas vitoriosas tropas prussianas, no século xix. Na carruagem segue uma jovem, Élisabeth Rousset, conhecida por Bola de Sebo, e mais nove pessoas: um casal...

Pendant l'hiver, 1870-71, durant la guerre franco-prussienne, la ville de Rouen (Normandie) est envahie par les Prussiens. Pour fuir l'occupation, dix personnes prennent la diligence de Dieppe : un couple...

Pierre e Jean è il quarto romanzo dello scrittore francese Guy de Maupassant, scritto in soli tre mesi a La Guillette, la casa dell'autore in Normandia, apparve su La Nouvelle Revue in tre puntate. Pierre...

M. Roland, ancien bijoutier parisien, a déménagé dès qu'il a pu avec sa femme au Havre, par amour inconditionnel de la mer. Ils ont deux fils, Pierre et Jean. Après leurs études à Paris, où Pierre, l'aîné,...

Bel Ami von Guy de Maupassant Bel-Ami ist ein Roman von Guy de Maupassant, der 1885 erschienen ist. Er beschreibt den beruflichen und gesellschaftlichen Aufstieg des ehemaligen Unteroffiziers Georges...

"Guy de Maupassant - intégrale des romans" est une collection complète des romans de l'écrivain français Guy de Maupassant, publiée en un seul volume. Cette intégrale contient les œuvres les plus célèbres...