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THETHENECKLACENECKLACE
By Guy de MaupassantBy Guy de Maupassant
 
AUTHOR·S BACK GROUND
Guy de Maupassant
D.o.b.:
5 August 1850
P
.o.b.:
N
orm
andy F
r 
ance
Lite
r 
a
r 
y Ca
r 
ee
r 
 
:-
 A F
r 
ench sh
or 
t st
or 
y w
r 
ite
r,
n
ov
elist
,
p
o
et
,
d
r 
a
m
atist
,
j
o
u
r 
nalist & a t
r 
a
v
el w
r 
ite
r - H
is w
r 
iting
mo
stly we
r 
e
b
ased
o
n his pe
r 
s
o
nel expe
r 
ience
-
Gusta
v
e Flau
b
e
r 
t
,
a
v
e
r 
y g
oo
d f 
r 
iend &
m
ent
or,
was a g
r 
eat influence in his life& ca
r 
ee
r.- H
is w
r 
itings we
r 
e
mo
stly a
b
put
or 
dina
r 
y pe
o
ple
.- H
e w
ro
te a
bo
ut g
r 
eed
,
 
v
anity
,
en
v
y
,
hyp
o
c
r 
isy selfishness & c
r 
ueltyThe last 18
mo
nths
o
f his life was spent in a
m
ental h
om
e inPa
r 
is
.
 
H
e died
o
n 6 July 1893 at the age
o
f 43 in
Dr 
Blanche¶s p
r 
i
v
ate asylu
m
in Passy
,
Pa
r 
is
.
Guy de Maupassant was kn
o
wn f 
or 
his style
o
f stating clea
r 
ly
r 
athe
r 
than t
o
i
m
ply
.
 
THEME
The st
or 
y f 
o
cuses
o
n the way life see
m
s t
o
 
mo
ck us
.
By an unexpected twist
o
f e
v
ent
,
 the cha
r 
acte
r 
s l
o
se c
o
nt
ro
l
ov
e
r 
thei
r 
li
v
es
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Bazlaa Bt Hasman

remind me on my secondary school days.... >_<

reply03 / 25 / 2012
Char Psi Tutor Mentor

thank you for posting this awesome story, and details of the author's background

reply05 / 22 / 2011
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