Best Short Stories Av Guy De Maupassant

Nine memorable classics, characterized by ironic twists of plot, include "Ball of Fat," regarded by many as technically one of the finest short stories ever written, "The Necklace," "A Piece of String," "Mme. Tellier''s...

This selection of twenty-seven stories in a lively new translation shows Maupassant as his comic, cruel, and brilliant best. In addition to the poignant title story, it includes one of the most famous tales ever written, The Necklace , and Le Horla, an...

During his most productive decade, the 1880s, Maupassant wrote more than 300 stories, including ''Boule de Suif'', ''The Necklace'', ''The House of Madame Tellier'', ''The Hand'',...

From the best-selling translator of Irene Nemirovsky's Suite Francaise comes this bold new translation that reinterprets Guy de Maupassant's best works for a new generation.