{"title":"Books by Guy de Maupassant","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780241619803","title":"Moonlight","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntroducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften described as the father of the modern short story, there is perhaps no other writer more closely associated with the form than Guy de Maupassant. 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They focus on the relationships between men and women, between brothers and sisters, and between masters and servants. Through these relationships, Maupassant explores the dualistic nature of the human character and his stories reveal both nobility, civility and generosity, and, in stories such as \"At Sea\" and \"Boule de Suif,\" vanity, greed and hypocrisy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSiân Miles's vibrant translation is accompanied by an introduction discussing Maupassant's stpries as a reflection of the rapidly changing beliefs of his society. This edition includes the famous story, \"The Necklace,\" as well as a chronology, notes, and suggestions for further reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. 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But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which he lives—the sleazy colleagues, the manipulative mistresses and wily financiers—and swiftly learns to become an arch-seducer, blackmailer and social climber in a world where love is only a means to an end. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten when Guy de Maupassant was at the height of his powers, \u003ci\u003eBel-Ami\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of great frankness and cynicism, but it is also infused with the sheer joy of life—depicting the scenes and characters of Paris in the \u003ci\u003ebelle epoque\u003c\/i\u003e with wit, sensitivity and humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. 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