Guy de Maupassant

In 1874, a twenty-four-year-old government clerk called Guy de Maupassant, depressed and maddened by his boring work and philistine colleagues at the Naval Ministry in Paris, was desperate to embark on a new career.

Cruising with Genius Robb, Graham 2009

He condemned other habitu's of Zola's erstwhile writing fraternity, such as Guy de Maupassant - who, rumour had it, having tried to take his own life, was now confined at Dr Blanche's asylum in Paris.

Sepulchre Mosse, Kate 2007

Another good collection is "Love Stories," edited by Diana Secker Tesdell, 19 short stories by an international cast of writers, including Guy de Maupassant, Italo Calvino, Roald Dahl and Lorrie Moore.

The Best Love Stories Cynthia Crossen 2011

The available technology often dictates what form writing takes, rather than the other way around, Griner said, citing the examples of Chekhov and Guy de Maupassant, who wrote their short stories to fit the specifications of the newspapers that published them.

For ebook devotees, reading is a whole new experience 2011

There was also Gustave Flaubert, who wrote the acclaimed Madame Bovary; Victor Hugo, who mesmerized readers with The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the aforementioned Les Miserables; and Guy de Maupassant, who was best known for short stories such as "The Necklace" but penned novels, too.

Dave Astor: The French Connection Between Old Books and Current Events Dave Astor 2011

So I will "return to the sheep" revenons a nos moutons and Guy de Maupassant.

Dr. Jane Aronson: What Does a Bar Mitzvah Have to do With the Fate of Orphans Around the World? Dr. Jane Aronson 2011

The available technology often dictates what form writing takes, rather than the other way around, Griner said, citing the examples of Chekhov and Guy de Maupassant, who wrote their short stories to fit the specifications of the newspapers that published them.

For ebook devotees, reading is a whole new experience 2011

So I will "return to the sheep" revenons a nos moutons and Guy de Maupassant.

Dr. Jane Aronson: What Does a Bar Mitzvah Have to do With the Fate of Orphans Around the World? Dr. Jane Aronson 2011

There was also Gustave Flaubert, who wrote the acclaimed Madame Bovary; Victor Hugo, who mesmerized readers with The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the aforementioned Les Miserables; and Guy de Maupassant, who was best known for short stories such as "The Necklace" but penned novels, too.

Dave Astor: The French Connection Between Old Books and Current Events Dave Astor 2011

I leaf through the collected works of Guy de Maupassant because a girl in my school, one of those who pretend they are in the know, said there is racy stuff in his books.

A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010