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"The Necklace", or sometimes "The Diamond Necklace", (French: La Parure) is a short story by Guy de Maupassant, first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. [1] It is known for its twist ending , a hallmark of de Maupassant's style.
Les dimanches d’un bourgeois de Paris Parisian middle-class Sundays Le Gaulois 05/31/1880 - 08/16/1880 Boule de suif "Boule de Suif" (Lump of lard) Les soirées de Médan collection 4/16/1880 L’abandonné "Abandoned" Le Figaro 8/15/1884 La parure The Necklace: Le Gaulois 02/17/1884 L’aventure de Walter Schnaffs The Adventure of Walter ...
Guy claims that it was Arthur's foolishness to have given away the necklace, and that Charlotte should feel no guilt in keeping it. However, Charlotte decides to return the pearls to Arthur, who still refuses to consider the pearls real and says that he will take them to a store to determine whether they are real or merely paste.
Henri-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant was born on 5 August 1850 at the late 16th-century Château de Miromesnil (near Dieppe in the Seine-Inférieure (now Seine-Maritime) Department, France), the elder son of Gustave de Maupassant (1821–99) and Laure Le Poittevin, [6] whose family hailed from the prosperous bourgeoisie.
The book established Maupassant as a prominent French writer following the success of his first short story, "Boule de suif". Five of the eight stories in the collection had already been published in various magazines, like Revue politique et littéraire and La Vie Moderne , and three were originals.
Pages in category "Short stories by Guy de Maupassant" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Les Soirées de Médan ("Evenings at Médan") is a collection of six short stories by six different writers associated with Naturalism, first published in 1880. [1] [2] All the stories concern the Franco-Prussian War. The contents of the book are as follows: L'Attaque du moulin ("The Attack on the Mill") by Émile Zola