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The Necklace (French: La Parure) is a short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is known for its twist ending (ironic ending), which was a hallmark of de Maupassant's style. The story was first published on 17 February 1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois .
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.
Nuit de Noël Christmas Eve Gil Blas 12/26/1882 Maufrigneuse Conte de Noël Christmas Tale Le Gaulois 12/25/1882 Chronique Chronicle Le Gaulois 4/14/1884 Coco "Coco" Le Gaulois 1/21/1884 Coco, Coco, Coco frais ! Coco, Coco, Coco Fresh! The Mosaic 9/14/1878 Guy de Valmont La confession Confession Gil Blas 8/12/1884 Confession d’une femme
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.
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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