Maupassant, (Henri René Albert)Guy de

Maupassant, (Henri René Albert)Guy de
Mau·pas·sant (mōʹpə-sänt', mō-pă-säɴʹ), (Henri René Albert) Guy de. 1850-1893.
French writer whose works, mainly realistic short stories such as “The Necklace,” examine hypocrisy, madness, Parisian society, and peasant life in Normandy.

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  • Maupassant — /moh peuh sahnt /; Fr. /moh pann sahonn /, n. (Henri René Albert) Guy de /ahonn rddee rddeuh nay annl berdd gee deuh/, 1850 93, French short story writer and novelist. * * * …   Universalium

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