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Guy de Maupassant Biography. Guy de Maupassant. Identification Card. Full name: Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant Date of Birth: 1850-08-05 Birthplace : Chateau de Miromesnil , near Dieppe, Normandy, France Died : 1893-07-06 Location of Death: Paris, France
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Guy de Maupassant Biography Guy de Maupassant
Identification Card Full name: Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant Date of Birth:1850-08-05 Birthplace:Chateau de Miromesnil, near Dieppe, Normandy, France Died:1893-07-06 Location of Death:Paris, France Cause of Death:Illness Race: White Social Class: Aristocrats Occupation:Author Famous for:French short story writer Guy de Maupassant Biography
Home Dieppe, Normandy, Northern France Chateau de Miromesnil
People who influenced Maupassant ‘s life Authors … Émile Zola 1840 – 1902 Gustave Flaubert 1821 – 1880 Ivan Turgenev 1818 – 1883 Henry James 1843– 1916
Children of Peasants and Sailors he grew up with
Soldier at War Maupassant served three years in the Franco-Prussian war 1869 – 1871
At the age of thirty He lived an extravagant life style He sailed on a boat he built for himself around Europe Guy de Maupassant's House
Some Important Works • The Adopted Son • The Beggar • The Blind Man • Clochette • The Cripple • The Diamond Necklace • The Donkey • The False Gems • Father Milon • The Gamekeeper • In the Spring • In the Wood • The Inn • The Mustache • A New Year's Gift • The Orphan • The Cake • The Story of a Farm Girl • That Costly Ride • The Thief • Two Friends • A Vagabond • Waiter, a "Bock" • A Wedding Gift
Maupassant influences Today’s artists Author Stephen King Director Oliver Stone