by Guy de Maupassant · ISBN 9788413621692
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The Horla is a short novel by the French writer Guy de Maupassant, published in 1887. The story tells of the progressive mental disturbance of a man who believes he is being possessed by an invisible being he calls Horla. As the novel progresses, the protagonist becomes increasingly tormented by the presence of this entity, questioning his own sanity and the reality around him. The work explores themes such as madness, suggestion and fear of the unknown, immersing the reader in an atmosphere of increasing anguish and paranoia.
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story and associated with the naturalist literary school of thought, depicting human lives, destinies, and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.
