Guy de Maupassant

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (French pronunciation: [ɡi də mopasã]) (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer and considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protégé of Flaubert, Maupassant's stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouement. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and ... more

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  • Aug 5, 1850

Date of death:

  • Jul 6, 1893 (age 42 years)

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  • Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant
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