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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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Mont-Oriol

Da ægteskabet mellem Christiane og William Andermatt er barnløst, lader de sig overtale til tage til et kurbad i Auvergne, hvor Christiane bliver kastebold mellem stedets forskellige lægelige "autoriteter" og deres forskellige metoder. Hendes mand, hvis eneste interesser er penge og forretninger, får fingre i en ny kilde med helbredende vand i nærheden, som han vil opbygge og udkonkurrere de gamle kuranstalter med.

Opholdet ved kurbadet udvikler sig til en større familieudflugt, hvor Christianes forældre, hendes udsvævende broder og en ven af huset indfinder sig og tager ophold på stedet. Og mens William fordyber sig i sine forretningsaffærer med familien Oriol - de tidligere ejere af den mark, hvor den nye kilde springer - og diverse mere eller mindre charlatanagtige læger, tager Christiane en elsker.

"Mont-Oriol" er en satirisk beskrivelse af spekulation i godtroende menneskers sygdomme og korrupte og uvidende læger, og ind imellem komikken og satiren en blid skildring af en ung kvindes stjålne forelskelse.

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Publish date26 Jan 2019
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ISBN epub9788779796270