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"The Whore in the Cemetery" is a short story written by Maupassant, a famous French critical realist writer in the 19th century, which reflects the life of French prostitutes at that time. The article describes a clever prostitute who suddenly goes to the cemetery to seduce men who are depressed because they have lost a woman, mistress or wife and long for the caress of the past. She relies on the nostalgia revived in the cemetery to make profits. "The Whore in the Cemetery" makes us clearly see that those noble thoughts, feelings and moral qualities have gradually become vulgar in some people, so that they have completely disappeared. The image of the prostitute created by Maupassant vividly expresses his appeal for the noble moral character of mankind.

With his exquisite artistic skills, flowing natural writing style, and pure language, Maupassant's novels have become models that showcase the charm of French and occupy an irreplaceable position in the history of French and even world literature. His works have been translated into more than a hundred languages ​​and are still popular today. This book selects 49 excellent works from the "Complete Collection of Maupassant's Short and Novellas", "Ball of Suet", "The Necklace", and "The Captive", among which "Ball of Suet" is Maupassant's famous work. By portraying the passengers on a stage car during the Franco-Prussian War - nobles, businessmen, politicians, nuns and a prostitute nicknamed "Ball de Suif" - the author condenses the attitudes and positions of people from all walks of life in France at that time facing war and crisis. The petty bourgeoisie are the class that Maupassant wrote more about. The "Necklace" and "Umbrella" selected in this book reflect the author's ruthless exposure and satire of the vanity, greed, selfishness, hypocrisy and other characteristics of the small citizens...

Maupassant was a great French critical realist writer and short story writer at the end of the 19th century, and an outstanding representative of the naturalistic literary school. Together with Chekhov and O. Henry, he was called "the three kings of short stories in the world". With his exquisite artistic skills, flowing natural writing style, and pure language, Maupassant's novels have become models that showcase the charm of French and occupy an irreplaceable position in the history of French and even world literature. His works have been translated into more than a hundred languages ​​and are still popular today.

"Selected Novels by Maupassant" includes more than 20 short stories and short stories by Maupassant, such as "Ball of Suet", "Simon's Father", "Public Opinion", "A Family" and "The Necklace", which represent Maupassant's outstanding achievements in short story creation. The protagonists in the stories told by Maupassant are mostly minor characters, including cunning farmers in Normandy, generous craftsmen, bullied prostitutes and maids, clerks, small shopkeepers, petty citizens, as well as run-down nobles, wealthy businessmen, factory owners, and ambitious politicians who are more worldly than the citizens.

This book selects the most representative short stories and short stories such as "Ball of Suet" by Maupassant, the master of French novels. Maupassant was good at cutting out typical fragments from ordinary and trivial things, and summarizing the reality of life with small insights. His novels have unique conceptions, ups and downs of plots, vivid and detailed descriptions, and lifelike characters, which make people have endless aftertaste after reading them. This book is a new translation, which is more suitable for contemporary readers than the language of the old translation.

The aristocratic girl Yana eagerly returns to her home at Poplar Grange from the monastery where she studied with a beautiful vision for the future and life. 17-Year-old Yana is at the age when she is in love. She is innocent, full of fantasy, and longs for love. And fate seemed to be particularly partial to her. Not long after she returned home, she met the elegant, gentle and considerate young aristocrat Viscount de Lamar, and they quickly fell in love and got married. Yana was full of hope that she was about to usher in a lifetime of happiness, but she never expected that the beautiful love she had always imagined would be the beginning of a lifetime of misfortune. After the marriage, the viscount quickly took off his gentle mask when pursuing Yana, revealing his true nature of being despicable, evil, greedy and lustful. He occupied Yana's property and had an affair with Yana's maid. Her husband's betrayal made Yana miserable. When she wanted to die, she was told that she was pregnant. The appearance of the child gave her new hope. But the happiness was too short-lived. Then a series of changes such as her husband's betrayal and death, the death of her parents, her only son running away from home, and bankruptcy, etc., Dashed Yana's hopes again and again. Yana gradually aged in despair. When her life came to an end, she said: "This life is neither as good nor as bad as you think."

This five-volume set of Maupassant's short stories and short stories includes "Selected Novels of Maupassant's World", "Selected Romance Novels of Maupassant", "Selected Novels of Maupassant's War", "Selected Selection of Maupassant's Humorous Novels" and "Selected Selection of Maupassant's Bizarre Novels". It is the result of the author's appreciation and selection of more than 300 short stories and short stories by the "King of Short Stories" based on long-term research and translation of his works. It can also be said to be a collection of Maupassant's short stories. Maupassant, who focused on realism, also played a significant role in the history of French fantasy novels. Some of his strange novels are fantastic and amazing; but more of his strange novels, although the plots are bizarre, are aimed at illuminating the illusion of the supernatural. Whether realistic or bizarre, he is in a league of his own. This book is equipped with original illustrations.

"Maupassant's Short Stories" contains Maupassant's classic masterpieces, which are still of world-awakening significance in today's era. The protagonists of these works include women who suffered a lifetime of hardship because of their love for vanity; there are also old people who died of depression due to attacks from rumors; there are families who were betrayed because of their gambling... Every story can give a glimpse of the other side of society. Of course, there are also shining points of humanity in these works: there is undying love, kindness and fearless courage that are worth remembering... These positive energies turn into a warm current in the stories and reach people's hearts.

Maupassant was a master of French literature in the second half of the 19th century. With more than 340 works of creation and superb artistic attainments, he was recognized by readers around the world as the "King of Short Stories". Together with the American short story master O. Henry and the Russian short story master Chekhov, he was also known as one of the "three major short story writers in the world". The essence of this book contains 25 classic masterpieces of Maupassant's short stories, including all famous masterpieces. It is divided into five chapters: the Franco-Prussian War, the tragedy and joy of staff, rural anecdotes, love and lust, and weird stories. It includes such must-read classics as "Ball of Suet" and middle school Chinese texts. "My Uncle Jules" and "The Necklace" are recommended extracurricular books. It also includes the rural story "Tuva" that makes people laugh to tears, the famous story "Two Friends" that accuses the brutal war, the beautifully written "Moonlight", and the tearful love tragedy "The Woman Repairing the Upholstered Chair", etc.

In the literary history of France and the world, Maupassant, a 19th-century French writer, is not only famous for his novels, but also for his short and medium-sized novels, with more than 300 pieces in total, and is known as the "King of Short Stories". "The Complete Collection of Maupassant's Novellas and Short Stories" consists of five volumes. These short and medium-sized novels reflect the breadth of materials, covering all aspects of French social life at that time, allowing readers to have a glimpse of the master's superb artistic skills.

"A Collection of Short Stories and Novels by Maupassant" is a collection of short stories and short stories by the famous French writer Maupassant, the "king of short stories in the world". It presents readers with a picture of French social life at that time and has profound ideological connotation and social value. By reading the novel, readers can feel its unique charm. Maupassant's short stories depict a wide range of aspects of life, and together they constitute a comprehensive secular picture of French society in the second half of the 19th century. In Maupassant's novels, all kinds of phenomena in the social reality at that time are vividly described; characters from all walks of life are vividly outlined; the scenery and people of France's urban and rural areas are also vividly portrayed. Among his wide range of materials, there are three outstanding focuses, namely, the Franco-Prussian War, the life of clerks in Paris, and the urban and rural scenery and anecdotes of the Normandy region of France.

"Olivo Mountain" takes the love experience of the heroine Christina as a clue, and faithfully and vividly describes the process of the decline of the feudal aristocracy and the rise of the bourgeoisie. The translator Zhang Yinglun is an expert on Maupassant from the Academy of Social Sciences. He has been cooperating with our agency to translate Maupassant's short stories and short stories. His writing style is humorous and in line with Maupassant's writing style. This "Olivo Mountain" was previously published by Shanghai Translation Publishing House, and the title was translated as "Hot Springs", but in fact the literal translation of the title is "Olivo Mountain". There is no revenue in the "Collected Works of Maupassant" published by our company. This is a brand new translation. Maupassant's works are fast-paced, unique and highly readable, making them very suitable for readers of all ages.

"Life" (1883) is Maupassant's first attempt at a full-length novel. This novel attempts to analyze and explore life through the ordinary and bitter life experience of a woman. The story is told in a straightforward manner without any trace of tailoring, but it gives full play to the author's expertise in "line drawing" techniques, enabling the novel to achieve the artistic effect of "moving people's hearts with pure truth". In addition, the author is good at using beautiful prose with rich local flavor to show the charming scenery and human customs of the seaside villages in Normandy that he is most familiar with, which adds to the charm of the novel.

With its rich themes and unique literary creation skills, Maupassant's works have become "exemplary literary works", presenting readers with a picture of French social life at that time. They have profound ideological connotations and social values, and have become treasures in the history of French literature. "Masterpieces of World Literature: Maupassant's Short Stories and Novels (Full Translation)" collects thirty-one short stories and short stories by Maupassant, including some representative classics, trying to allow readers to get close to this "master of short stories" again through these words and feel his unique artistic charm.

This book is a collection of novels by the French writer Maupassant, who is known as the "master of short stories". It is named after his representative work "Ball of Suif" and includes famous works such as "The Necklace", "Miss Wenwen", "My Uncle Jules", and "All in the Family". "Ball of Suet" is his famous work and one of his masterpieces. The story uses the tragic experience of Ball of Suif to reflect the ugly and dirty soul under capitalism. Hidden beneath their hypocritical masks are rotten entrails and filthy thoughts.

What is love? If the man is not married and the concubine is not married, this must be a beautiful marriage. However, the hero in the story can only love in his heart but cannot express it in words. "I wish we could have met before we were married" may be a better way to express Savard's feelings. Saval kept his love deep in his heart. He originally wanted to watch his beloved spend the rest of his life with others, but "it was hard to reconcile his feelings in the end." Unwilling to be reconciled, Saval insisted on pursuing an answer, but when he learned the truth, he became even more painful. Unrequited love is not a sin. The most regrettable thing is that self-righteous fulfillment has caused a lifetime of miss.

"Beautiful Friend" exposes the shady story of the press of the Third French Republic through the description of the rise to prominence of a shameless villain, Duroy. It profoundly reveals the complex political and economic phenomena and colonialist war policies of the Third French Republic, and can be called a historical picture of French society at the end of the 19th century. "Beautiful Friend" is a highly critical satirical novel. By describing the process of Duroyal's fortune, it criticizes the despicability and filthiness of the souls of people like "Duroy". It was considered by critics as: "Of all Maupassant's creations, its social picture is the broadest, the most exposed, and the most powerful in its criticism." The translator is Zhang Guanyao, a professor of French at Peking University. He has long been committed to the translation of French literature. His translation is smooth and elegant, which is highly consistent with the style of Maupassant's works.

This book selects Maupassant's most representative short stories and short stories. Maupassant was good at cutting out typical fragments from ordinary and trivial things, and summarizing the reality of life with small insights. His novels have unique conceptions, ups and downs of plots, vivid and detailed descriptions, and lifelike characters, which make people have endless aftertaste after reading them.