Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) was a 19th-century French author renowned as a master of the short story and a key figure in the naturalist school, whose works often depicted human lives, social forces, and the futility of war in disillusioned terms.[1][2] Protégé of Gustave Flaubert, he produced around 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse, with his breakthrough story 'Boule de Suif' published in 1880.[1][3] His career ended tragically as mental illness led to a suicide attempt in 1892 and his death in an asylum in 1893.[2]

near Dieppe, France Aug 5, 1850 Wikipedia
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