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- Born: August 5, 1850
- Birth name: Henry-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant
- Birthplace: Chateau de Miromesniel, Dieppe, France
- Mother: Laure Le Poittevin
- Gifted with a photographic memory Kirjasto: Guy de Maupassant
- January 2, 1892: Tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat The New York Times: The Real Guy de Maupassant (March 9, 1907)
- Died: July 6, 1893, in Paris, France
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19th century writer Guy de Maupassant is considered one of the fathers of short stories and is one of the most prominent French authors.
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Career
After enlisting in the military service during the Franco-Prussian war, Guy de Maupassant started as a civil servant where he had a great deal of time to write. His literary sense was honed by Gustave Flaubert, also a novelist, who had been Maupassant's playmate in his childhood. In 1880, Maupassant started contributing to several newspapers and published almost 300 stories and novels. Bibliophil: Guy de Maupassant - A Parisian Affair and Other Stories (January 7, 2008) He was known for his works Bel-Ami, Pierre and Jean and "The Necklace."-
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Guy de Maupassant Personal and Publication Timeline
- August 5, 1850: Born in Norman chateau of Miromesnil, Northern France
- 1869: He joins his stockbroker brother in Paris, studies law at the Sorbonne
- 1870: Franco-Prussian War begins and he serves the military
- 1880: Writes Des Vers, and publishes Boule de Suif
- 1881: Publishes La Maison Tellier, reports on the French campaign against Tunisia
- 1883: Publishes his first novel Une Vie
- 1885: Writes Bel-Ami
- 1887: Writes Le Horla
- 1888: Writes Pierre et Jean
- 1891: Maupassant suffers from syphilis
- 1893: Dies on July 6
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Hm my legs wobbled a bit when he said Guy de MAupassant .. And seems pretty sure on BD RT @RPLife: VIDEO: New Int (cont) http://tl.gd/12kvt
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@MarionChapsal Sorry... I thought it might be a missing bit from your Guy de Maupassant quote!
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via Marion “Make me dream, Touch me, Comfort me, Amuse me, Make me laugh, Make me weep, Make me shudder, Make me think.” – Guy de Maupassant
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check out Guy de Maupassant's quote on "conversation" [too long to fit it here]
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"A lawful kiss is never worth a stolen one." -Guy De Maupassant
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