Collected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant: The Necklace + The Piece of String + Boule de Suif + Mademoiselle Fifi + Pierrot + Two Friends + La Maison Tellier + Ghosts and much more (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. From one of the greatest French writers, widely regarded as the 'Father of Short Story' writing, who had influenced W. Somerset Maugham, O. Henry, Anton Chekhov and Henry JamesBy Guy de Maupassant

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This collected volume gathers many of Guy de Maupassant's most celebrated tales, including "The Necklace," "Boule de Suif," "The Piece of String," "Mademoiselle Fifi," "Two Friends," and "La Maison Tellier." Written with remarkable compression, irony, and psychological precision, these stories exemplify French literary realism and naturalism in the late nineteenth century. Maupassant's art lies in exposing vanity, hypocrisy, desire, cruelty, and social accident through apparently simple narratives whose endings often reveal the fragility of human judgment. Maupassant, born in Normandy in 1850, was shaped by the Franco-Prussian War, provincial life, Parisian journalism, and the literary mentorship of Gustave Flaubert. His experience as a soldier and civil servant sharpened his eye for bureaucracy, class tension, and moral compromise. These circumstances helped produce fiction attentive to ordinary lives yet unsparing in its diagnosis of social pretension and private illusion. This collection is highly recommended for readers seeking a masterclass in the short story form. Students of realism, admirers of Chekhov or O. Henry, and general readers alike will find in Maupassant a writer of elegance, severity, and enduring humane insight. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

Psychological Satire Historical Romance Grief

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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (11)

Includes Goodreads

GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics

Length87 hrs 20 mins

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Publish dateApr 16, 2015

LanguageEnglish

1Collected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant: The Necklace + The Piece of String + Boule de Suif + Mademoiselle Fifi + Pierrot + Two Friends + La Maison Tellier + Ghosts and much more (Annotated)

26THE CAKE

2Introduction

27CHÂLI

3Author Biography

28A FAMILY AFFAIR

4Historical Context

29BESIDE SCHOPENHAUER’S CORPSE / THE SMILE OF SCHOPENHAUER

5Synopsis (Selection)

30MISS HARRIET

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6Collected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant: The Necklace + The Piece of String + Boule de Suif + Mademoiselle Fifi + Pierrot + Two Friends + La Maison Tellier + Ghosts and much more

31LITTLE LOUISE ROQU OR THE CASE OF LOUISE ROQUEE (pt. 1)

7SIMON’S PAPA

32LITTLE LOUISE ROQU OR THE CASE OF LOUISE ROQUEE (pt. 2)

8FATHER MILON

33THE PATRON

9A COUP D’ETAT

34THE STORY OF A FARM GIRL

10THE HORRIBLE

35THE WRECK

11MADAME PARISSE

36THEODULE SABOT’S CONFESSION

12MADEMOISELLE FIFI