I think this book is very monotonous because its language is old and it talks about history backgrounds, which is slightly boring. He went on to be extremely prolific during the 1880s, working methodically to produce up to four volumes of short fiction every year. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is arguably his most famous short story, and is the title story for. Edition enrichie introduction, notes, dossier sur loeuvre, annexe, chronologie, bibliographie et filmographie boule. All you need to do is click on the link in the sources. The story takes place during the francogerman war aka the francoprussian war, 18701. 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. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks. A protege of flaubert, maupassants stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, effortless denouement.
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