Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) was an extemely prolific French writer who is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story.
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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5th, 1850 near Dieppe in France. Maupassant's early life was badly torn when at age 11 (his younger brother Hervé was then five) his mother, Laure, a headstrong and independent-minded woman, risked ... SEE MORE