We would end by becoming crazy or by dying, if we could not cry.
Guy de Maupassant Quotes
The past attracts me, the present frightens me, because the future is death.
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| Birth: | 5th August, 1850 |
| Death: | 6th July, 1893 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Novelist, Poet, Writer |
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Guy de Maupassant was a popular French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents. Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouements. Many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught up in events beyond their control, are permanently changed by their experiences. He wrote some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, "Boule de Suif", is often considered his masterpiece.
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