Der Schmuck

by Guy de Maupassant

Für einen einzigen glanzvollen Ballabend leiht die hübsche Mathilde Loisel das Brillanthalsband einer reichen Freundin – und verliert es. Sie will es ersetzen und verschuldet sich dafür bis ans Ende ihres Lebens. Erst nach Jahren stellt sich der wahre Wert der Leihgabe heraus.

88 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2025

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.