A Widow

A Widow Maupassant Original Short Stories - Maupassant Original Short Stories

13th Volume ed.

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Publisher's Synopsis

Maupassant is considered a father of the modern short story. Literary theorist Kornelije Kvas wrote that along "with Chekhov, Maupassant is the greatest master of the short story in world literature. He is not a naturalist like Zola; to him, physiological processes do not constitute the basis of human actions, although the influence of the environment is manifested in his prose. In many respects, Maupassant's naturalism is Schopenhauerian anthropological pessimism, as he is often harsh and merciless when it comes to depicting human nature. He owes most to Flaubert, from whom he learned to use a concise and measured style and to establish a distance towards the object of narration." He delighted in clever plotting, and served as a model for Somerset Maugham and O. Henry in this respect. One of his famous short stories, "The Necklace", was imitated with a twist by both Maugham ("Mr Know-All", "A String of Beads") and Henry James ("Paste").


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Book information

ISBN: 9781641817516
Publisher: Iboo Press
Imprint: Iboo Press
Pub date:
Edition: 13th Volume ed.
Language: English
Number of pages: 98
Weight: 95g
Height: 203mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 6mm