Mademoiselle Fifi
Author | : Guy de Maupassant |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 2015-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 1515393194 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781515393191 |
Rating | : 4/5 (191 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mademoiselle Fifi written by Guy de Maupassant and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]by his first short story, he worked methodically and produced two and sometimes four volumes annually. By a privilege of nature and his Norman origin, he combined talent and practical business sense, which brouDescription * What's this? bght him affluence and wealth. In 1881 he published his first volume of short stories under the title of "La Maison Tellier"; it reached its twelfth edition in two years; in 1883 he finished his first novel "Une Vie", twenty-five thousand copies of which were sold in less than a year. Glory and Fortune smiled on him. In his novels, he concentrated all his observations scattered in his short stories. His second novel "Bel Ami", which came out in 1885, had thirty-seven editions in four months. His editor, Havard, commissioned him to write new masterpieces and, without the slightest effort, his pen produced new masterpieces of style, description, conception and penetration[*]. With a natural aversion for Society, he loved [...]".