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This book contains 15 of Maupassant's masterpieces, including "Ball of Suet", "The Necklace", "My Uncle Jules" and other classic works. With his scalpel-like precision, this French literary giant cut through the gorgeous cloak of French society in the 19th century and revealed the most authentic appearance of human nature. In his writings, a necklace can mortgage ten years of youth, a prostitute is more noble than a gentleman, and family love can be measured by money. Maupassant used concise and powerful words to build a world that is both real and profound, making each story a mirror that reflects human nature. These works, created more than a hundred years ago, still shock readers with their sharp insights and eternal themes of human nature, traveling through time and space and touching people's hearts.

Maupassant's "Beautiful Friend" tells the story of Paris at the end of the 19th century, which was like a masquerade, and success favored the sanctimonious. Duroy, a junior officer of the French colonial army in Algeria, came to Paris alone after being discharged from the army. After being introduced by a friend, he became an editor of "La Vie Française" and began his adventure. He relied on his beautiful appearance and ability to please women to gain power, wealth and fame one by one. Maupassant has always been famous for his short stories, and his writing style is concise and concise. The social reality reflected in "Pretty Friend" is still thought-provoking even today.