by Guy de Maupassant · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070305360
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«Le Verrou et autres contes grivois» is Guy de Maupassant's collection of short stories, published by Folio in paperback (144 pages, in French).
It brings together tales in which Maupassant portrays carnal life and the games of seduction with audacious humour. The stories range from Parisian brothels and bedrooms to Norman and African settings, depicting desire across different ages and social classes. Among them are «Mouche», «Une partie de campagne» and «Les Tombales».
The book is part of the Folio 2 Euros collection, volume number A30536, and was published in 2005.
For readers with knowledge of French interested in classic short stories and nineteenth-century literature.
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.
