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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5th, 1850, near Dieppe in France. In 1880 he published what is considered his first great work, ‘Boule de Suif’, (translated as as ‘Dumpling’, ‘Butterball’, ‘Ball of Fat’, or ‘Ball of Lard’), which met with a success that was both instant and overwhelming. Flaubert at once acknowledged that it was ‘a masterpiece that will endure.’ Maupassant had used his talents and experiences in the war to create something unique.

Guy de Maupassant is revered for his naturalistic fiction, which brilliantly captures flesh-and-blood characters as it evokes the most telling details of everyday life. Considered one of the finest French novels ever written, Bel Ami follows journalist Georges Duroy and his increasing stature among the Paris elite. With an immense thirst for power, Georges is not above an almost gleeful use of wealthy mistresses to achieve his ends.

Guy de Maupassant is widely regarded as the father of the modern short story. As his 13 volumes of short stories attest, he was a prolific writer of this form. He had a simple, efficient style of writing and, like Anton Chekhov, found inspiration for his stories in the day-to-day lives of characters, in which their hidden natures are often revealed. Many of his works also centered on the Franco-Prussian War, in which he served.

Guy de Maupassant was, and is to this day, one of the world's most celebrated short story writers. He famously tackled topics like the Franco-Prussian War and the disillusionment of life and relationships. This collection of his works, containing famous stories like "Boule de Suif" and "The Diamond Necklace" show off his lyrical and engaging style. The book is written in accessible language without being simple and is sure to delight a modern audience.

Guy de Maupassant is renowned as one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protégé of Flaubert, he was celebrated for his naturalistic fiction, and wrote over 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books and one volume of verse in his short but highly productive lifetime. He died in an asylum aged just 43. This collection brings together dramatisations of some of his finest works.

A vague jealousy, one of those dormant jealousies which grow up between brothers or sisters and slowly ripen till they burst, on the occasion of a marriage perhaps, or of some good fortune happening to one of them, kept them on the alert in a sort of brotherly and non-aggressive animosity. They were fond of each other, it is true, but they watched each other. Pierre, five years old when Jean was born, had looked with the eyes of a little petted animal at that other little animal which had suddenly come to lie in his father's and mother's arms and to be loved and fondled by them.

How does picking up a piece of string lead to a poor old man's death? Find out in this Guy de Maupassant tale, narrated by actor Cornelius Garrett.

Esplora l’ignoto con questa oscura raccolta, che riunisce i racconti più terrificanti dei maestri del genere. Ogni storia, raccontata con musiche suoni e una narrazione da brivido, ti condurrà in un mondo dove l’ordinario si scontra con l’inspiegabile, tra psicosi deliranti, impulsi omicidi e gli orrori della follia.

From Britannica, The Horla, by Guy de Maupassant, is considered a masterly tale of the fantastic. The story was originally published as "Lettre d'un fou" ("Letter from a Madman") in 1885 and was revised, retitled "Le Horla," and published again in October 1886; the third and definitive version was published in May 1887. It is presented in the form of a diary and energetically details the hallucinatory obsessions of a madman.

Life has the capacity of great moments and attainment, of lives well lived, fulfilling for ourselves and for those we touch. But for others life is arduous. There is no spark to ignite the curiosity, to explore and achieve a stability and a growth to their lives. Indeed their lives, in their own eyes, become almost meaningless, their sense of themselves subsumed under a myriad of problems, whether real or imagined. Seismic events in a life might crush them; the loss of a loved one for instance. Coping is difficult, support hard to find and isolation abounds.

Guy de Maupassant es escritor y periodista. Vinculado a Gustave Flaubert y a Émile Zola, Maupassant dejó su impronta en la literatura francesa con sus novelas, entre ellas Bel-Ami, y especialmente con sus cuentos como Boule de Suif, les Contes de la bécasse y Le Horla. Estas obras atraen la atención por su fuerza realista, la fuerte presencia de la fantasía y el pesimismo que emana más a menudo de ellas, pero también por su dominio estilístico. Estas 100 citas pretenden dar acceso a su obra monumental a través de una selección de sus pensamientos más impactantes, en un formato accesible para todos.

Les contes fantastiques de Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) comptent parmi les meilleures du genre en littérature française. Matthieu Farcy vous propose une première sélection de récits fantastiques enregistrés de juin à août 2020, hors studio, à l’occasion d’une résidence artistique.

Cette sélection de contes et nouvelles réalistes comprend les récits les plus célèbres et les plus étudiés de Guy de Maupassant.

Guy de Maupassant war ein brillanter Erzähler, weil er so gut beobachtete. Er schaute dem Volk aufs Maul, er sah die kleinen Dinge, die so viel bedeuten. Und schrieb sie auf, fieberhaft. 50 seiner schönsten Geschichten werden in dieser Sammlung präsentiert - fünfzig mal zeitlose Einsichten, gekleidet in Geschichten, wie sie nur Maupassant erzählen konnte! Mit dabei: Ein Idyll, Der Horla, Fettklößchen, Das Haus Tellier, Der Ertrunkene, Die Maske, Marroca, Kirchhofsliebe, Zwei Freunde, Mondschein, Fräulein Fifi - und viele mehr.

Plongez dans l'univers fascinant de la société parisienne du XIXe siècle avec Bel-Ami, un chef-d'œuvre de la littérature française. Suivez l'ascension fulgurante de Georges Duroy, un jeune homme ambitieux et séducteur, prêt à tout pour gravir les échelons de la société. À travers ses aventures et ses manipulations, Maupassant nous offre une critique acerbe des mœurs de son époque, tout en nous captivant par son style inimitable et ses personnages complexes.

La Belle Époque. Georges Duroy se retrouve à Paris sans argent en quête d'ascension sociale. Un soir, il rencontre Forestier un ancien camarade de régiment qui va lui proposer un poste de journaliste à la Vie Française. Il fait alors la connaissance de Clotilde de Marelle, la cousine de Madeleine Forestier, qui va lui faire découvrir une éducation sentimentale très libre.

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E. Nesbit, and E.F. Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5th, 1850 near Dieppe in France. Maupassant’s early life was badly torn when at age 11 (his younger brother Hervé was then five) his mother, Laure, a headstrong and independent-minded woman, risked social disgrace in order to obtain a legal separation from her husband. After the separation, Laure kept custody of her two boys. With the father now forcibly absent, Laure became the most influential and important figure in the young boy's life.

Guy de Maupassant was an absolute master of the short story genre, delighting in clever plotting, concise style, and efficient storytelling, which he used to produce stunning pieces in a very condensed format. Maupassant specialized in realism, with its sharp criticism of lower human nature and society, and fantastic, although his ventures in the supernatural are often used as an implicit symptom of the protagonists' troubled minds - he was absolutely fascinated with psychiatry, which was nascent at the time.

"Un golpe de estado" es una novela corta de Guy de Maupassant que narra la historia de un hombre llamado Chauveau, quien planea y ejecuta un golpe de estado contra un pequeño pueblo francés. Chauveau, un individuo resentido y ambicioso, aprovecha la situación política y social del pueblo para manipular a la población y tomar el control del gobierno local. A medida que la trama avanza, se revelan las maquinaciones y los oscuros motivos de Chauveau, así como las consecuencias devastadoras de su ambición desenfrenada.