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The Necklace and Other Tales

By Guy De Maupassant
Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Translated by Joachim Neugroschel

By Guy De Maupassant
Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Translated by Joachim Neugroschel

By Guy De Maupassant
Translated by Joachim Neugroschel

By Guy De Maupassant
Translated by Joachim Neugroschel

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Part of Modern Library Classics

Paperback $17.00

Nov 11, 2003 | ISBN 9780375757174

Ebook $8.99

Feb 18, 2003 | ISBN 9781588362773

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    About The Necklace and Other Tales

    Includes The Necklace, Butterball, The Tellier House, On the Water, Mademoiselle Fifi, The Mask, The Inn, A Day in the Country, The Hand, The Jewels, The Model, The Entity (The Horla)

    These stories—poignant scrutinies of social pretension, wicked tales of lust and love, and harrowing examinations of terror and madness—display the full genius of Guy de Maupassant in an enthralling new translation by Joachim Neugroschel. They reveal Maupassant’s remarkable range, his technical perfection, his sexual realism, and his ability to create whole worlds and sum up intricate universes of feeling in a few pages

    About The Necklace and Other Tales

    Ranging from poignant scrutiny of social pretension, to wicked tales of lust and love, to harrowing stories of terror and madness, the genius of Guy de Maupassant, France’s greatest short-story writer, is on full display in this enthralling new translation by Joachim Neugroschel. The stories Neugroschel has gathered vividly reveal Maupassant’s remarkable range, his keen eye, his technical perfection, his sexual realism, his ability to create whole worlds and sum up intricate universes of feeling in a few pages.

    Adam Gopnik’s Introduction incisively explores the essence of Maupassant’s unique style and his tremendous, if unjustly unacknowledged, influence (on everything from the American short story to contemporary cinema), bearing eloquent testimony to Maupassant’s continuing and vital appeal.

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    About Guy De Maupassant

    The French writer Guy de Maupassant (1850-93), a protégé of Flaubert, was known for his hugely influential short stories and the vivid realism of his novels. He was born in Normandy and served in the Franco-Prussian War, which would become… More about Guy De Maupassant

    About Guy De Maupassant

    The French writer Guy de Maupassant (1850-93), a protégé of Flaubert, was known for his hugely influential short stories and the vivid realism of his novels. He was born in Normandy and served in the Franco-Prussian War, which would become… More about Guy De Maupassant

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Nov 11, 2003 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375757174

    Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Feb 18, 2003 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9781588362773
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    Praise

    “Slyly intelligent, engaging, hyper-observant of human nature with all its glories, foibles, and fragile pretense, Maupassant’s stories are as relevant today as when they were first written.” —Elizabeth Berg

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