Maupassant
(1850–1893)
Maupassant (B * FÉCAMP, 1850 – D † PARIS, 1893) French author Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant. The exact place of his birth is a subject of some debate, as the family wished to appear more prosperous and socially elevated than it really was. A naturalist writer of many novellas and short stories, he was acutely observant of the bourgeoisie, provincial bureaucrats, and of the society that frequented the cafés outside Paris along the Seine river on weekends. His goal was to describe life…