The Necklace and Other Tales (Modern Library Classics, 12 stories)
Includes The Necklace, Butterball, The Tellier House, On the Water, Mademoiselle Fifi, The Mask, The Inn, A Day in the Country, The Hand, The Jewels, The Model, The Entity (The Horla)These stories—poignant scrutinies of social pretension, wicked tales of lust and love, and harrowing examinations...
show more
Includes The Necklace, Butterball, The Tellier House, On the Water, Mademoiselle Fifi, The Mask, The Inn, A Day in the Country, The Hand, The Jewels, The Model, The Entity (The Horla)These stories—poignant scrutinies of social pretension, wicked tales of lust and love, and harrowing examinations of terror and madness—display the full genius of Guy de Maupassant in an enthralling new translation by Joachim Neugroschel. They reveal Maupassant’s remarkable range, his technical perfection, his sexual realism, and his ability to create whole worlds and sum up intricate universes of feeling in a few pages
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375757174 (0375757171)
Publish date: November 11th 2003
Publisher: Modern Library
Pages no: 224
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...
Log in with Facebook 
 by Guy de Maupassant, Adam Gopnik, Joachim Neugroschel, now listed on BookLikes)