The French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed character studies and brief but moving dramas well suited to the genre.The nine stories in this collection provide a vivid portrait gallery of his typical subjects — from simple peasants and prostitutes to soldiers, …
An intensely personal story of suspicion, jealousy, and family love, this novel shows the influence of such masters as Zola and Flaubert on Maupassant's writings.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin …
Set during the Franco-Prussian war, Butterball is a sympathetic portrayal of a prostitute’s mistreatment at the hands of a cold-hearted bourgeoisie. It is published here with a selection of stories about prostitutes, making this a unique collection. When Butterball’s carriage is halted by Prussian soldiers, they …
《여자의 일생》은 1883년 기 드 모파상이 발표한 장편소설이다. 작자의 장편 중 최고의 걸작으로 평가받는다. 한 귀족 여성의 평범하고도 고난에 찬 일생을 그 부제가 가리키는 것처럼 <조그마한 진실>로써 사랑과 미움의 근본문제와 대결시킨다. 순진하고 착하게 성장한 여주인공 장느는 라마르 자작과 결혼하였으나 품행이 난잡한 남편에게 버림을 받아 어두운 인생길을 걷는다. 남편은 식모 로자리에게 임신하게 하고 끝내는 그런 정사 때문에 죽음을 당한다. 양친과 식객인 숙모와도 사별한 그녀는 외아들 폴에게조차 버림을 받고 늙은 로자리에게 구원되나 자택도 남에게 넘어가 …
Our woe is upon us.This chilling tale of one man’s descent into madness was published shortly before the author was institutionalized for insanity, and so The Horla has inevitably been seen as informed by Guy de Maupassant’s mental illness. While such speculation is murky, it is clear that de Maupassantâhailed …