Mamsell Fifi Und Andere Erzählungen

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Guy De Maupassant is considered the greatest French short story writer of all time, and one of the major authors in world literature. Often compared to O’Henry for his simplicity of technique and consciousness of style, his popularity has been steadily increasing. As Joseph Conrad says in his Introduction, his words are not “glass beads but precious gems.” Here’s how Conrad concludes his Preface: “This creative artist has the true imagination; he never condescends to invent anything; he sets up no empty pretences.