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The Complete Short Stories (Centaur Classics)
The Complete Short Stories (Centaur Classics)
The Complete Short Stories (Centaur Classics)
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The Complete Short Stories (Centaur Classics)

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This book contains the (almost) complete short stories of Guy de Maupassant in the chronological order of their original publication.

Here you will find the largest collection of Maupassant’s short stories available in English (277 short stories).

As you will notice, this book DOES NOT INCLUDE the 65 fake Maupassant stories... stories that weren't written by Maupassant but are always included in all the other so-called complete editions.

In order that you can be sure that Maupassant is the author of each and every story contained within these pages, we have included a direct link to the original French stories. You just have to click on the original titles, under the English titles, to be redirected to the French texts.
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Release dateMay 5, 2016
ISBN9786050431612
The Complete Short Stories (Centaur Classics)
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Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant was a French writer and poet considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern short story whose best-known works include "Boule de Suif," "Mother Sauvage," and "The Necklace." De Maupassant was heavily influenced by his mother, a divorcée who raised her sons on her own, and whose own love of the written word inspired his passion for writing. While studying poetry in Rouen, de Maupassant made the acquaintance of Gustave Flaubert, who became a supporter and life-long influence for the author. De Maupassant died in 1893 after being committed to an asylum in Paris.

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