The Necklace and Other Short Stories
Guy de Maupassant
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· 35 ratings · 128 pages · Published: 1884
The nine stories in this collection provide a vivid portrait gallery of his typical subjects — from simple peasants and prostitutes to soldiers, government clerks, and provincial bourgeois. Brilliantly naturalistic, these short works also reveal Maupassant's ability to observe the innumerable details of everyday life and reproduce them artfully and accurately, often with a caustic sense of humor.
His literary talents are amply displayed in this volume, which includes the memorable tale "Ball-of-Fat," regarded by many as technically one of the finest short stories ever written.
Ball-of-Fat (Boule de Suif)
The Necklace
A Piece of String
Mme. Tellier's Establishment
Mademoiselle Fifi
Miss Harriet
A Way to Wealth
My Uncle Jules
The Horla
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