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The Piece of String: From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

By Guy de Maupassant
Narrated by: David Shaw-Parker
Unabridged — 18 minutes
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By Guy de Maupassant
Narrated by: David Shaw-Parker
Unabridged — 18 minutes
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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5th, 1850 near Dieppe in France.

Maupassant's early life was badly torn when at age 11 (his younger brother Hervé was then five) his mother, Laure, a headstrong and independent-minded woman, risked social disgrace in order to obtain a legal separation from her husband.

After the separation, Laure kept custody of her two boys. With the father now forcibly absent, Laure became the most influential and important figure in the young boy's li...