88 More Stories
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few writers have captured the raw, unvarnished truth of human nature with the precision and economy of Guy de Maupassant, and 88 More Stories stands as a magnificent testament to his genius. This sweeping anthology gathers eighty-eight of the French master's short stories, drawing readers into a vivid, gaslit world of Normandy peasants, Parisian socialites, soldiers, lovers, and schemers — each tale a perfectly crafted miniature that illuminates the full spectrum of the human condition with wit, irony, and piercing clarity. Maupassant's prose is deceptively simple, yet charged with a psychological acuity that anticipates the modern short story form, and his influence reverberates through generations of writers from Chekhov to Hemingway. A successor to an earlier celebrated collection, this volume presents even more of his trademark narrative twists and unflinching social observation, confirming his reputation as the undisputed master of the short story. Whether chronicling the quiet desperation of ordinary lives or exposing the hypocrisies of bourgeois society, Maupassant's stories leave an indelible impression — and a single tale is rarely enough.
Author: Guy De Maupassant
Format: Hardback
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few writers have captured the raw, unvarnished truth of human nature with the precision and economy of Guy de Maupassant, and 88 More Stories stands as a magnificent testament to his genius. This sweeping anthology gathers eighty-eight of the French master's short stories, drawing readers into a vivid, gaslit world of Normandy peasants, Parisian socialites, soldiers, lovers, and schemers — each tale a perfectly crafted miniature that illuminates the full spectrum of the human condition with wit, irony, and piercing clarity. Maupassant's prose is deceptively simple, yet charged with a psychological acuity that anticipates the modern short story form, and his influence reverberates through generations of writers from Chekhov to Hemingway. A successor to an earlier celebrated collection, this volume presents even more of his trademark narrative twists and unflinching social observation, confirming his reputation as the undisputed master of the short story. Whether chronicling the quiet desperation of ordinary lives or exposing the hypocrisies of bourgeois society, Maupassant's stories leave an indelible impression — and a single tale is rarely enough.