Guy de Maupassant Writer

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (/ˈmoʊpəˌsɑːnt/; French: [ɡid(ə) mopasɑ̃]; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents.Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouements (outcomes). 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. He wrote some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, "Boule de Suif" ("Ball of Fat", 1880), is often considered his masterpiece.

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Alias (AKA)	Guy de Valmont
Pseudonym	Guy de Valmont Joseph Prunier
Birth date	August 05, 1850
Birth name	Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant
Birth place	Tourville-sur-Arques
Date of death	July 06, 1893
Place of death	Paris , Passy
Resting place	Montparnasse Cemetery

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genre	Naturalism (literature) Realism (arts)
influenced	Anton Chekhov H. P. Lovecraft Isaac Bashevis Singer Robert Louis Stevenson Kate Chopin O. Henry W. Somerset Maugham Henry James Louis-Ferdinand Céline Raymond Carver Tobias Wolff
influenced by	Arthur Schopenhauer Gustave Flaubert Émile Zola Honoré de Balzac Hippolyte Taine