![]() ![]() He wrote 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. Many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught up in events beyond their control, are permanently changed by their experiences. ![]() ![]() Maupassant was a protégé of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, seemingly effortless dénouements. Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (UK: /ˈmoʊpæsɒ̃/, US: /ˈmoʊpəsɒnt, ˌmoʊpəˈsɒ̃/ French: 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms. ![]() Guy de MaupassantPhotograph by NadarBornHenri René Albert Guy de Maupassant()5 August 1850Tourville-sur-Arques, Normandy, FranceDied6 July 1893() (aged 42)Passy, Paris, FranceResting placeMontparnasse Cemetery, ParisPen nameGuy de Valmont, Joseph PrunierOccupationNovelist, short story writer, poetGenreNaturalism, RealismSignature In this article, the surname is Maupassant, not de Maupassant. ![]()
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