by Guy de Maupassant, Joachim Neugroschel
*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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