Guy de Maupassant Complete Mystery Romance- Afloat Bel Ami The History of a Scoundre Pierre and Jean Mademoiselle Fifi Strong as Death Une Vie

by Guy de Maupassant

Overview

A popular French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents.
Contents
Afloat (1889)
Bel Ami; Or, The History of a Scoundre
Pierre and Jean
Mademoiselle Fifi
Strong as Death
Une Vie, a Piece of String and Other Stories

Bel Ami -
The story chronicles the rise to power of journalist Georges Duroy from a poor ex-NCO to one of the most successful men in Paris -- most of which he achieves by means of a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses.

Strong as Death-
This novel explores the mysterious -- and, for the protagonist, tragic -- interaction of love and creativity.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151051996
Publisher:	ANEBook Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	832 KB

About the Author

Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a prolific French writer best remembered as a master of the short story and a father of the genre. He delighted in clever plotting and served as a model for later short story practitioners through favorites such as "The Necklace," "The Horla," "The False Gems," and "Useless Beauty." Maupassant wrote some 300 short stories, as well as six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse.