About the author

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (UK: , US: ; French: [ɡi d(ə) mopasɑ̃]; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.

Maupassant was a protégé of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouements (outcomes). Many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught up in events beyond their control, are permanently changed by their experiences. He wrote some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, "Boule de Suif" ("Ball of Suet", 1880), is often considered his masterpiece.

He was known to consume hallucinogens and may have drawn on the experience with these substances for his stories. His work has been studied by neuroscientists due to his skill for articulating and analyzing his first hand experiences with different types of hallucinatory phenomena.

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Jacques Bourdillére blir hejdlöst förälskad i en ung kvinna som han ser på håll när hon badar. Han friar med en gång, och kvinnan och hennes familj svarar efter en viss tvekan ja. När bröllopsdagen äntligen kommer får Jacques ett besked som kommer att ändra hela hans liv, och som kan äventyra hans äktenskap.



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Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) var en fransk författare, känd som en mästare i konsten att skriva noveller. Till hans mest berömda verk hör novellerna Flugan och Fettpärlan, och romanen Bel-Ami ("Kvinnogunst").
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