Gabe, Sophia, and John
English 7
Guy De Maupassant
- Born Aug 5 1850 ( in Château de Miromesnil, Dieppe )
- Died july 1893 ( in Passy Paris )
- Popular french writer considered one of the fathers of the modern short story
- The writer of Star Trek, was influenced by Guy De Maupassant
- Wrote some 300 short stories, 6 novels, 3 travel books, 1 volume of verse,
- mostly wrote naturalism and realism
- Father was absent
- Parents got divorced and mom took Guy and his brother
- Mom became, the most influential person in his life ( mom liked Sharspeer )
- First story is called “ The Ball of Fat”
- He liked to fish and do outdoor activities
- Went to a private school
- After he graduated from college he moved to Paris and spent 10 years as a clerk at the navy department
- Did not like he Eiffel Tower
- Was Persian
- On January 2nd 1892, he tried to commit suicide, by cutting his throat. He was committed to the private asylum of Esporit Blanche at Passy in Paris.
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