Stories of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant was a master of the short story. This collection displays his lively diversity, with tales that vary in theme and tone, ranging from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. In a lucidly direct style, he provides unflinching realism and sceptical irony. He depicts the deceptions, hypocrisies and vanities at different levels of society. Prostitution is frankly described, while the harshness of war is deftly exposed. His tales have been televised and have influenced films, operas and rock music. Unillusioned but humane, Maupassant remains our contemporary.

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The 314th greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 6th on Biblioteca (Argentina)
  2. - 13th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
  3. - How to Read and Why (Harold Bloom)
  4. - The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)

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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Guy de Maupassant: Volume 2-Including Fifty-Four Short Stories of the Strange and Unusual Hardcover 1301652 $32.00 $41.79 2010
Original Short Stories, Volume II Audible Audiobook 196972 $9.95 2017
Selected Stories of Guy de Maupassant, Large-Print Edition Hardcover 7104108 $20.99 2008
The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Part One Hardcover 690967 $51.95 $26.58 2005
Guy de Maupassant's Tales of Death A Collection of Short Stories Paperback 1552271 $27.99 2016
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Guy De Maupassant: Complete Original Short Stories (Feathers Classics) Kindle Edition 723793 $1.99 2018
The Great Short Stories Guy De Maupassant Paperback 1072687 $11.90 $10.49 2008
Guy de Maupassant - The Complete Short Stories (Illustrated) Kindle Edition 450228 $0.99 2014
The Normandy Edition Of The Works Of Guy De Maupassant: Yvette, The Heritage, And Other Stories. Index Hardcover 1935438 $27.99 2016
The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant (Ten Volumes in One) Hardcover 1389237 $23.00
The Complete Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant: Ten Volumes in One (Classic Reprint) Hardcover 1952787 $41.72 2018
The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 1 Audible Audio Edition 31795 $9.95 1999
The Entire Original Maupassant Short Stories Paperback 5051950 $38.48 $32.98 2007
The Best Short Stories (Classics Library) Paperback 291166 $0.69 $0.01 1999
Best Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Hardcover 4804418 $2.11
Collected Short Stories: Volume One (The Collected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant) (Volume 1) Paperback 939727 $9.99 2013
The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Paperback 2368353 $28.80 $17.89 2005
Selected Stories of Guy de Maupassant Paperback 9857840 $15.95 $20.04 2006
Collected Short Stories: Volume Two (The Collected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant) (Volume 2) Paperback 940102 $12.99 $5.00 2013
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Guy de Maupassant: Volume 3-Including One Novella 'The Heritage' and Thirty-Six Short Stories of the S Hardcover 7765567 $32.00 $41.52 2010
Selected Stories of Guy de Maupassant: Introduction by Catriona Seth (Everyman's Library Classics Series) Hardcover 595607 $14.72 $14.96 2021
Guy de Maupassant Stories Audible Audio Edition 124204 $9.95 2013
The Works of Guy De Maupassant - Boule De Suif and Other Stories - Vol. 1 Hardcover 4096160 $15.00
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The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 - Une Vie and Other Stories Paperback 4574329 $8.99 $32.96 2010
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The Classic Ghost Stories Collection: Chilling Tales from Guy de Maupassant, M. R. James, Edith Wharton, E. F. Benson, Sheridan Le Fanu, Henry James (Arcturus Retro Classics, 6) Hardcover 954717 $25.29 $26.49 2020
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When Chickens Grow Teeth Paperback 5972517 $7.91 $1.89 1996
The Complete Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant Hardcover 3130155 $124.95 $5.00
The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant V2 Paperback 849061 $32.23 $32.17 2010
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Three Best French Short Stories by Guy de Maupassant, Honoré de Balzac, Gustave Flaubert Audible Audiobook 62657 $11.95 2017
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... Complete Works of Guy de Maupassant ...: Belami, Mademoiselle Pearl, and short stories Kindle Edition 869172 $8.13 2018
Guy de Maupassant Stories (Classic Books on CD Collecion) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on CD Collection) Audio CD 3399787 $17.96 2011
Original Short Stories - Volume 10: By Guy de Maupassant - Illustrated Paperback 2686445 $4.99 2017
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The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Part Two Paperback 3728502 $39.35 $34.48 2005
The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant: Ten Volumes in One Paperback 11144597 $18.54
When Chickens Grow Teeth: A Story from the French of Guy De Maupassant Hardcover 1604129 $22.00 $3.95 1996
[The Necklace and Other Short Stories] (By: Guy de Maupassant) [published: July, 1992] Paperback 1497310 $13.93 $2.95 1992
Collected Stories of Guy de Maupassant (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Paperback 573553 $5.56 $0.01 2008
The Collected Novels and Stories of Guy de Maupassant Volume 1 Hardcover 1202102 $28.95 2015
Guy de Maupassant's Tales of the Beggar - A Collection of Short Stories Kindle Edition 918580 $6.99 2016
Collected Short Stories: Volume Three (The Collected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant) (Volume 3) Paperback 939910 $12.99 2013
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Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant (Volume II) Paperback 942517 $8.75 2020
Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant (Volume V) Paperback 942518 $8.95 2020
Selections from Guy De Maupassant: Ten Short Stories (French Edition) Paperback 1649608 $21.75 $17.72 2010
Selections from Guy de Maupassant: Ten Short Stories (French Edition) Hardcover 8888931 $23.95 $29.50 2018
Selections from Guy De Maupassant: Ten Short Stories (French Edition) Paperback 17107638 $24.75 2010
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant: (Classic Illustrated Edition) Kindle Edition 804805 $2.99 2022
The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant - Volume X: "We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors" Kindle Edition 1271878 $2.29 2017
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant, Volume IV Audible Audiobook 125292 $9.99 2018
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The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Guy de Maupassant: Volume 3-Including One Novella 'The Heritage' and Thirty-Six Short Stories of the S Paperback 1027735 $18.58 $23.01 2010
The Classic Ghost Stories Collection: Chilling Tales from Guy de Maupassant, M. R. James, Edith Wharton, E. F. Benson, Sheridan Le Fanu, Henry James Hardcover 3937335 $18.99 2020
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Guy de Maupassant: Volume 2-Including Fifty-Four Short Stories of the Strange and Unusual Paperback 5902150 $21.00 $12.33 2010
Guy de Maupassant's Tales of Revenge A Collection of Short Stories Paperback 5999720 $13.99 2016
Guy de Maupassant's Tales of the Franco-Prussian War - A Collection of Short Stories Paperback 8181755 $24.95 $35.41 2012
The Complete Works of Guy de Maupassant: Short Stories- 1917 Paperback 217936 $15.10 $7.99 2006
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Beloved Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant: Giant Print Book for Low Vision Readers Paperback 1508667 $16.95 2022
The Old Maid / The Awakening: Two short-stories by Guy de Maupassant Paperback 834586 $9.90 2017
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant (Classics To Go) Kindle Edition 994527 $1.99 2022
Best Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant Hardcover 2512720 $27.95 $56.44 1986
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The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Audible Audiobook 149543 $6.68 2020
Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant (Volume X) Paperback 11617966 $8.95 2020
The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Audible Audio Edition 125047 $6.95 2013
Collected Short Stories: Volume Four (The Collected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant) (Volume 4) Paperback 940426 $6.00 2013
TheNecklace and Other Short Stories by Maupassant, Guy de ( Author ) ON Jul-20-1992, Paperback Paperback 809290 $3.65 $2.50 1992
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant: (Original illustrated edition) Kindle Edition 811915 $2.99 2022
The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Part Two Hardcover 690880 $51.21 $19.25 2005
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant Kindle Edition 1600984 $2.99 2012
Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant (Volume I) Paperback 1624319 $9.95 2020
Greatest Works of Guy de Maupassant: Boule De Suif, The Horrible, Miss Harriet, The Trip of Le Horla, Clair De Lune, The False Gems, The Little Cask & Other Selected Short Stories (Illustrated) Kindle Edition 231104 $0.99 2013
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The Complete Original Short Stories, Volume X Audible Audiobook 210214 $9.99 2021
Collected Short Stories: Volume Five (The Collected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant) (Volume 5) Paperback 940639 $10.99 2013
The Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant Paperback 5030955 $21.77 $21.76 2007
Selected Stories By Guy De Maupassant: Masterpieces of World Fiction Series (Short Stories) Paperback 1610738 $2.49 $7.99 2015
Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant (Volume VI) Paperback 797313 $9.95 2020
Selected Stories of Guy de Maupassant Paperback 882390 $17.95 $22.07 2006
Selected Stories of Guy de Maupassant Hardcover 14180145 $10.00
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 - Boule de Suif and Other Stories Paperback 3413296 $8.99 2010
The Works of Guy De Maupassant ...: Pierre and Jean. Father and Son. Boitelle; and Other Stories Paperback 1146432 $15.95 2019
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant, Volume I Audible Audio Edition 59545 $11.24 2017
The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant: Ten Volumes in One (Classic Reprint) Paperback 472974 $27.75 $35.25 2017