Guy de Maupassant

Posted by Tel Asiado Aug 5, 2008

Great Thinkers Datebook: August 5, 2008

Today, August 5 (1850), is the birthday of Guy de Maupassant, one of the greatest French short-story writers. He also wrote novels.

De Maupassant was greatly influenced by Gustave Flaubert, who used to invite him to lunch on Sundays and edit his earlier works. Flaubert introduced him to prominent writers of the time, including Émile Zola, Henry James, and Ivan Turgenev.

Guy de Maupassant wrote numerous stories and few novels.