Why read The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant?

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Guy de Maupassant's strangely beautiful stories vary from uplifting explorations of moralistic living, through humorous parodies of the middle classes of 19th century France and their foolish attempts to better themselves, right through to the most critical revelations of the baseness of human existence, often revealed in the self-same stories.…

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1 author picked The Complete Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

David Grassé

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In truth, I have been reading the works of Guy de Maupassant for years.

However, this is the first time I have had the opportunity to read all his works. Maupassant was the master of the short story, and a most descriptive writer. Reading his stories transports one back in time to the late 1800s in France (my favorite era in history).

England may have been the greatest world power during that epoch, but it was France, especially Paris, which set the cultural standards. Maupassant influenced a number of later authors, including Leo Tolstoy, O. Henry, Somerset Mongham, and Henry…

From David's 3 favorite reads in 2023.