The Diamond Necklace and Other Stories
Beautifully simple and marvelously strong, the stories of Guy de Maupassant have enchanted generations around the world. One of the finest short story writers of all time, de Maupassant believed that the most heart-wrenching and powerful moments in life lay in the simple events of daily life, and...
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Beautifully simple and marvelously strong, the stories of Guy de Maupassant have enchanted generations around the world. One of the finest short story writers of all time, de Maupassant believed that the most heart-wrenching and powerful moments in life lay in the simple events of daily life, and he proved it by turning those moments into timeless stories. In addition to The Diamond Necklace, this collection includes six of de Maupassant's most popular stories: "Boule de Suif"; "The Piece of String"; "Beside Schopenhauer's Corpse"; "Mademoiselle Fifi"; "Miss Harriet"; and "The Legend of Mont St. Michel".
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Format: Audible Audio Edition
ASIN: B0069S1VXM
Publish date: 2011-11-18
Publisher: Recorded Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Read For School,
Classic Literature,
Literary Fiction,
19th Century,
France,
French Literature,
Short Stories
*review of The Necklace*Using relatively unadorned prose, Maupassant manages to invoke frustration, elation, dismay, and resignation during the story, and, depending on how well you managed to connect to the protagonist, an indescribable ache following the final words. This is a simple, straightforw...
This book shocked me, not the endings I had expected, but that is one of the reasons I loved it
The Necklace story was such a tease! I still don't know whether Maupassant is an ass or a genius.
I read many of Guy de Maupassant's works a few years ago in the original French—the only way to do it. de Maupassant's stories are short but they're full of life. The modern short story writer is no doubt indebted to him, and I imagine many screenwriters borrow liberally from his work. (Whether inte...
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