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The tales of Guy de Maupassant / il. Gunter Bohmer

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Maupassant, Guy de, , 1850-1893

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Series: Collector's editionPublication details: Norwalk, Connecticut : Easton Press , c1977.Description: 472p. ; 24 cmGenre/Form:

Short stories

DDC classification:

FIC MAU

Summary: Writer Henry-Rene-Albert-Guy de Maupassant, often credited with being the originator of the commercial literary short story, was born on August 5, 1850 in France. He was schooled at a seminary in Yvetot and Le Harve. He fought in the Franco-German War, then held civil service posts with the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of Public Instruction. He also worked with Gustave Flaubert, who treated him like a son, helped him develop his writing talent, and introduced him to many literary greats. Maupassant wrote six novels, three travel books, a book of verse and over 300 short stories. Suffering from syphillis, he attempted to kill himself in 1892 and died in Paris on July 6, the following year.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC MAU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009589

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Writer Henry-Rene-Albert-Guy de Maupassant, often credited with being the originator of the commercial literary short story, was born on August 5, 1850 in France. He was schooled at a seminary in Yvetot and Le Harve. He fought in the Franco-German War, then held civil service posts with the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of Public Instruction. He also worked with Gustave Flaubert, who treated him like a son, helped him develop his writing talent, and introduced him to many literary greats. Maupassant wrote six novels, three travel books, a book of verse and over 300 short stories. Suffering from syphillis, he attempted to kill himself in 1892 and died in Paris on July 6, the following year.

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