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Guy de Maupassant

GUY DE MAUPASSANT (1850-93) was known for his hugely influential short stories and the vivid realism of his novels. He was born in Normandy and served in the Franco-Prussian War, which would become the subject of some of his best-known stories. Maupassant enjoyed financial and critical success before illness led to his death in an asylum at the age of forty-two.
Selected Stories of Guy de Maupassant
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A Parisian Affair and Other Stories
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Selected Stories of Guy de Maupassant
Bel-Ami
A Parisian Affair and Other Stories
Bel-Ami

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