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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Die Totenwache - die besten Novellen von Guy de Maupassant

Die Geschichte mit der Moral im Frankreich des 19. Jahrhunderts.



Am Bett der alten Dame halten der trauernde Sohn, ein Richter, der den Ruf hat kompromisslos zu sein, und seine Tochter, die Totenwache. Wie war das Leben der alten Dame, die von ihrem Mann in vielerlei Hinsicht unglücklich gemacht wurde? Und welche Rolle spielte der verstorbene Vater in Bezug auf die Erziehung seiner Kinder?

"Guy de Maupassants Novellen sind purer Lesegenuss." - Lesestunden.de Guy de Maupassant wurde als Sohn einer lothringischen Adelsfamilie am 05. 08. 1850 auf Schloß Miromesnil bei Dieppe geboren. Er studierte einige Zeit Jura in Paris, nahm am Deutsch-Französischen Krieg von 1870–1871 teil und war ab 1871 Beamter in Pariser Ministerien. Flaubert leitete seine literarischen Versuche. Seit 1891 lebte Maupassant in geistiger Umnachtung und starb am 07. 07. 1893 in Paris.
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Publish date05 Aug 2019
Published bySAGA Egmont
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ISBN audio9788726137002