Liefdesverhalen

by Guy de Maupassant, W. Scheltens (Translator)

These early works by Guy de Maupassant were originally published in the 1880's. As a collection of short stories, this represents Maupassant's tales of love, and includes 'The Father', 'Farewell!', 'Indiscretion', 'Mademoiselle Pearl', 'A Wedding Gift', and many other titles. Guy de Maupassant was born in 1850 at the Château de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, France. He came from a prosperous family, but when Maupassant was eleven, his mother risked social disgrace by trying to secure a legal separation from her husband. After the split, Maupassant lived with his mother till he was thirteen, and inherited her love of classical literature. In 1880, Maupassant published his first - and, according to many, his best - short story, entitled 'Boule de Suif' ('Ball of Fat'). It was an instant success. He went on to be extremely prolific during the 1880s, working methodically to produce up to four volumes of short fiction every year. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

163 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1979

About the author

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless dénouement. He also wrote six short novels. A number of his stories often denote the futility of war and the innocent civilians who get crushed in it - many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s.

Reviews

[Joachim Stoop · Rating 3 out of 5]

Op zich kon dit wel bekoren maar ik ben blij met de maatschappelijke vooruitgang die ervoor zorgt dat de man-vrouwverhoudingen en het beeld dat mannen van vrouwen hadden, hopeloos gedateerd klinkt.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.11⭐

A Tress of Hair 4⭐
A Wedding Gift 3.5⭐
Bertha 4⭐
Farewell! 4⭐
Indiscretion 3⭐
Lasting Love 4.5⭐
Madame Parisse 3⭐
Mademoiselle Pearl 4⭐
Moonlight 4.5⭐
Our Letters 5⭐
Regret 5⭐
The Cripple 4.5⭐
The Farmer's Wife 3.5⭐
The Father 5⭐
The Grave 5⭐
The Kiss 5⭐
The Love of Long Ago 5⭐
The Question of Latin 3.5⭐
The Thief (by René Maizeroy) 3⭐
The Unknown 3.25⭐