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Guy de Maupassant
French writer (–)
In this article, the surname is Maupassant, not de Maupassant.
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| Born | Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant ()5 August Tourville-sur-Arques, Normandy, France |
| Died | 6 July () (aged&#;42) Passy, Paris, France |
| Resting place | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris |
| Pen name | Guy de Valmont, Joseph Prunier |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, poet, comedian |
| Genre | Naturalism, Realism |
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (,[1][2];[2][3][4][5]French:[ɡid(ə)mopasɑ̃]; 5 August – 6 July ) was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story, as well as a representative of the naturalistschool, depicting human lives, destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.
Maupassant was a protégé of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and
