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"Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched." -- Guy De Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (; 5 August 1850 — 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents.

A protégé of Flaubert, Maupassant's stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouement. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught in the conflict, emerge changed. He also wrote six novels.

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Total Books: 1407
Les Dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris et autres nouvelles
2020 - Les Dimanches D'un Bourgeois De Paris Et Autres Nouvelles (Other)
ISBN-13: 9782072839986
ISBN-10: 207283998X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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La Parure et autres scnes de la vie parisienne
2018 - La Parure Et Autres Scnes De La VIe Parisienne [French Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9782081444843
ISBN-10: 2081444844
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Une partie de campagne et autres nouvelles au bord de l'eau
2018 - Une Partie De Campagne Et Autres Nouvelles Au Bord De L'eau (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782081444829
ISBN-10: 2081444828
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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A Very French Christmas The Greatest French Holiday Stories of All Time
Le Horla
2017 - Le Horla [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781548683535
ISBN-10: 1548683531
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Boule de suif
2017 - Boule De Suif [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781547218073
ISBN-10: 154721807X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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BelAmi
2017 - Belami [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781543196658
ISBN-10: 1543196659
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Like Death
2017 - Like Death (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781681370323
ISBN-10: 1681370328
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Favorite Love Stories
2016 - Favorite Love Stories (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781522649328
ISBN-10: 1522649328
Genre: Romance
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Skuggor vid aftonlampan Trettio nattstycken
2016 - Skuggor VId Aftonlampan Trettio Nattstycken [Swedish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9789187619045
ISBN-10: 9187619040
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Pierre et Jean
2016 - Pierre Et Jean [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781535254045
ISBN-10: 1535254041
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Une vie
2016 - Une VIe [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781535260916
ISBN-10: 1535260912
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Necklace and Other Stories Maupassant for Modern Times
2016 - The Necklace and Other Stories Maupassant for Modern Times (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781631491894
ISBN-10: 163149189X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Contes de la Becasse
2016 - Contes De La Becasse [French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781534684119
ISBN-10: 1534684115
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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La Ficelle et autres nouvelles des champs
2016 - La Ficelle Et Autres Nouvelles Des Champs (Other)
ISBN-13: 9782081385177
ISBN-10: 2081385171
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Pulp Adventures 20 Zorro Serenades a Siren
2016 - Pulp Adventures 20 Zorro Serenades a Siren [Volume 20] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781523685110
ISBN-10: 1523685115
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Toine et autres contes normands
2015 - Toine Et Autres Contes Normands (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9782081353152
ISBN-10: 2081353156
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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CONTES SUR LE SUICIDE
2015 - Contes Sur Le Suicide (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782844858740
ISBN-10: 2844858740
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Tales of Terror Collection A Night in Whitechapel Was It a Dream Caterpillars John Mortonson's Funeral
La parure et autres contes cruels
2014 - La Parure Et Autres Contes Cruels (Other)
ISBN-13: 9782070659845
ISBN-10: 2070659844
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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La Maison Tellier
2014 - La Maison Tellier (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9782070458219
ISBN-10: 2070458210
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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2013 - Clair De Lune [French Edition] (Paperback)
2012 - Diez Relatos Diez Miradas [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2012 - Contes Du Jour Et De La Nuit [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2011 - Dek Rakontoj De Guy De Maupassant [Esperanto Edition] (Paperback)
2011 - Todas Las Mujeres / All Women [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
2011 - La Belleza Inutil [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Au Sicle De Maupassant [French Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - The Necklace [Creative Short Stories] (Other)
2010 - Monster Stories Face Your Fears [Living Time World Fiction] (Paperback)
2010 - Un Cas De Divorce [French Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Bel Ami the History of a Scoundrel [Classic Reprint] (Paperback)
2010 - L'inutile Beaut [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2010 - Original Maupassant Short Stories [Volume 1 of 4 - EasyRead Large Bold Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Miss Harriet [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2010 - Une VIelhumble Vrit [French Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Les Soeurs Rondoli [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2010 - Huit Contes Choisis [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2010 - Novelletten [German Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Histoire D'une Fille De Ferme [French Edition] (Paperback)
2010 - Selected Stories [Volume 1] (Paperback)
2009 - Pierre (Paperback)
2009 - Afloat [sur L'eau] (Paperback)
2009 - Ten Short Stories [1920] (Hardcover)
2009 - Alien Hearts [New York Review Books Classics] (Paperback)
 
2009 - Sur L'eau [1904 - French Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
2009 - Le Rosier De Mme Husson [1904 - French Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
2009 - Sur L'eau and Other Tales V4 [1903 - French Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
2009 - Bola De Sebo Y Otros Relatos [Zeta Clasico - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Oeuvres Posthumes [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2009 - A Day in the Country and Other Stories [Oxford World's Classics] (Paperback)
2009 - Claire De Lune [World Cultural Heritage Library] (Paperback)
2009 - Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant [World Cultural Heritage Library] (Paperback)
2009 - Des Vers [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2009 - La Seorita Perla Y Otros Cuentos [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Musotte Piece En Trois Actes [1903 - French Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
2009 - Une VIe a Woman's Life [EasyRead Large Bold Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Une VIe a Woman's Life [Volume 1 of 2 - EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Notre Coeur [Dodo Press - French Edition] (Paperback)
2009 - Toine (Paperback)
2009 - Fremontoriol [DODO PRESS - French Edition] (Paperback)
2008 - La VIe Errante [Dodo Press - French Edition] (Paperback)
2008 - Contes De La Bcasse [Dodo Press - French Edition] (Paperback)
2008 - Fort Comme La Mort [Dodo Press - French Edition] (Paperback)
2008 - Monsieur Parent [Dodo Press - French Edition] (Paperback)
2008 - On Horseback and Other Stories [Capuchin Classics] (Paperback)
2008 - Selected European Short Stories [Classic Books on CD Collection - UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD)
2008 - Collected Stories of Guy De Maupassant [Barnes & Noble Classics Series] (Paperback)
2008 - The Works of Guy De Maupassant Volume 2 [Large Print Edition] (Hardcover)
2008 - The Works of Guy De Maupassant Volume 3 [Large Print Edition] (Hardcover)
2008 - The Works of Guy De Maupassant Volume 4 [Large Print Edition] (Hardcover)
2008 - The Hounds of Fate 13 Tales of Terror [Living Time World Fiction] (Paperback)
2008 - Yvette [Dodo Press] (Paperback)
2007 - Original Maupassant Short Stories Vol 10 [EasyRead Large Bold Edition] (Paperback)
2007 - Sicily [Italica Historical Travel Guides] (Paperback)
2007 - Boule De Suif Et Autres Nouvelles [Petits Classiques Larousse Texte Integral - French Edition] (Paperback)
2007 - Maupassant Magic [French Collection] (Audio CD)
2007 - Future Past and Other Premonitions [Living Time World Fiction] (Paperback)
2006 - Una VIda/ a Life [Clasicos - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2006 - Librio Boule De Suif [French Edition] (Paperback)
2006 - Works of Guy De Maupassant The [Volume II, Monsieur Parent and Other Stories] (Hardcover)
2006 - Sept Nouvelles [French Edition] (Paperback)
2005 - The Metamorphosis and Other Stories [Unabridged Classics in Audio] (Audio CD)
2005 - The Metamorphosis and Other Short Stories [Unabridged Classics in Audio] (Audio CD)
2005 - Cuentos/ Stories [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
2005 - Bola De Sebo Y Otros Cuentos [Austral - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2005 - Le Verrou [French Edition] (Paperback)
2004 - Oeuvres Themes Boule De Suif [French Edition] (Paperback)
2004 - Contes Noirs [French Edition] (Paperback)
2004 - Oeuvres Themes Le Horla [French Edition] (Paperback)
2003 - The Necklace and Other Tales [Modern Library Classics] (Paperback)
2003 - Nuestro Corazon / Our Heart [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2003 - Maupassant / Les Soeurs Rondoli [French Edition] (Paperback)
2003 - En Famille Et Autres Nouvelles [Ldp Libretti - French Edition] (Paperback)
2003 - Butterball [Hesperus Classics] (Paperback)
2002 - Bel Ami / Pierre Und Jean [German Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2002 - Mont Oriol / Unser Herz [German Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2002 - El Horla Y Otros Cuentos/ the Horla and Other Stories [Letras Universales/ Universal Writings - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2002 - Une VIe Nouvelle Dition Revue [French Edition] (Paperback)
2001 - Classic Ghost Stories [Audio Cassette - Unabridged] (Audio Cassette)Paperback
2001 - Le Hasard [CD audio] (Audio CD)
2001 - La Chasse [CD audio] (Audio CD)
2000 - Le Colporteur [French Edition] (Paperback)
2000 - Boule De Suif Texte Et Documents [Lernmaterialien] (Paperback)
1999 - The Best Short Stories [Classics Library] (Paperback)
1999 - Un VIe [French Edition] (Paperback)
1999 - The Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant [Classics Collection - Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
1999 - A Life the Humble Truth [Oxford World's Classics] (Paperback)
1999 - Comte De La Becasse [French Edition] (Paperback)
1999 - Le Horla Suivi De L'heritage [French Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - Partie De Campagne [French Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - Linutule Beaute [French Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - Deux Amis Et Autres Contes [French Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - Apparition Et Cont Angoiss [French Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - Nouvelles Classiques [French Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - La Parure [Lernmaterialien] (Paperback)
1997 - Six Nouvelles [Lernmaterialien] (Paperback)
1997 - Nouvelles [French Edition] (Paperback)
1996 - Cinq Contes [Lernmaterialien] (Paperback)
1995 - Mouche (Paperback)
1993 - Choses Et Autres [French Edition] (Paperback)
1993 - Misti (Paperback)
1991 - Une VIe Maupassant Une VIe [French Edition] (Paperback)
1988 - Die Nichten Der Frau Oberst [Erotik - German Edition] (Paperback)
1985 - Maison Tellier [French Edition] (Paperback)
1981 - Neuf Contes Et Nouvelles [French Edition] (Paperback)
1977 - A Life [Hyperion library of world literature] (Hardcover)
1975 - Maupassant Short Stories [Everyman Paperbacks] (Hardcover)
1974 - Oeuvres Completes Vol 1 1875 Mars 1884 [Bibliotheque de la Pleiade] (Other)
1963 - Scenes De La VIe De Province [French Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
Contes Du Surnaturel [Pergamon Oxford French] (Hardcover)Paperback
Life A [Livre de Poche] (Paperback)
Short Story Library the String [Creative Short Stories Tb] (Hardcover)
Stories [Early Best Sellers] (Other)
Contes Et Nouvelles Vol 2 Avril 1884 1893 [Bibliotheque de la Pleiade] (Other)
Romans [Bibliotheque de la Pleiade] (Other)
The Diamond Necklace [Ten short-story classics] (Other)
St Anthony and Other Stories [Short story index reprint series] (Hardcover)
Yvettea Novelette and Ten Other Stories [Short Story Index Reprint Series] (Hardcover)
Day and Night Stories [Short Story Index Reprint Series] (Hardcover)
The Sisters Rondoli and Other Stories [Short Story Index Reprint Series] (Hardcover)
Two Friends [Classic Short Stories] (Other)
The String [Creative Short Stories] (Hardcover)
The Hand [Short Stories] (Hardcover)
In the Country [Creative Short Stories] (Hardcover)
The Devil [Short Stories Series] (Hardcover)
Who Knows [Classic Frights Series] (Paperback)
A Twist in the Tale [Selections: Dusk, The Necklace, An Occurance at Owl Creek, The Gift of the Magi] (Hardcover)
Cinq Contes Guy De Maupassant [Textes en Français Facile - French Edition] (Paperback)
Maupassant Peintre De Son Temps [Textes pour aujourd'hui - French Edition] (Paperback)
Boule De Suif Et Autres Nouvelles De Guerre [Petits Classiques Larousse Texte Integral] (Paperback)
Un Reveillon [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
La Peur Et Autres Contes Fantastiques [Petits Classiques Larousse Texte Integral - French Edition] (Paperback)
La Horla [Petits Classiques Larousse Texte Integral - French Edition] (Paperback)
Contes Scenes De La VIe De Province [Univers des lettres Bordas ; 465 - French Edition] (Paperback)
Les Contes De La Becasse [Folio Series 1144] (Paperback)
Contes De La Decasse [French Edition] (Paperback)
Histoires Douces Ameres [Fiction, Poetry & Drama - French Edition] (Paperback)
Horla [Fiction, Poetry & Drama - French Edition] (Paperback)
Horla Le 1 [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
Maison Tellier La 44 [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
Sicile [Impressions de voyage - French Edition] (Paperback)
Parure Et Autres Contes Parisien [Classiques Garnier - French Edition] (Paperback)
La Paix Du Menage [Pages perdues et retrouvees - French Edition] (Paperback)
Lettre D'un Fou [Collection "Les inattendus" - French Edition] (Paperback)
Garon Un Bock [French Edition] (Paperback)
Sur L'eau De Sainttropez a Montecarlo [Sur les traces de - French Edition] (Paperback)
L'hritage [French Edition] (Paperback)
Les Contes Du Joir Et De La Nuit / Le Horla [World Classics - French Edition] (Paperback)
Pretty Friend 1885 Our Heart 1890 [In Russian Language - Milyj drug - Nashe serdtse / Bel-Ami - Notre Coeur / -] (Hardcover)
Vendetta La [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Mi Tio Jules Y Otros Seres Marginales [Libro de Bolsillo - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Cuentos De La Becada [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Cuentos De Terror / Terror Tales [Letra Grande / Large Print - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Cuentos Fantasticos [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Una VIda [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Mont Oriol [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Contos Fantsticos Coleo Lpm Pocket [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)
Boule De Suif La Maison Tellier [racconti - Scrittori tradotti da scrittori] (Other)
Racconti Di VIta Parigina [Einaudi tascabili] (Paperback)
Il Delitto Di Compare Boniface [Piccola biblioteca universale] (Paperback)
Dos Amigos Cyc [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Cuentos Fantasticos / Fantastic Stories [Clasicos De Siempre/Cuentos / Always Classics/ Stories] (Paperback)
La Mano [Spanish Edition] (Audio Cassette)