Guy de Maupassant

Even if you're not fond of French classic literature, there's a high possibility you know the name of Guy de Maupassant. The famous anecdote about the Eiffel tower tells exactly about this monsieur, who used to lunch at the tower's base just because it was the only place in Paris without view on it. He must have been a curious gentleman. At least his novels are: "Une vie", "Bel-Ami", short stories preferably about Franco-Prussian War, and many other writings I'm not, unfortunately, acquainted with. Yet.

Despite two centuries dividing us from Maupassant's time and events that inspired him for writing, the stories are still actual, characters still exist, scenarios are the same. While reading "Bel-Ami", many faces of our coevals may be spinning in your mind, which proves, people are almost the same either in the time of equestrian teams, or hybrid supercars. The same works with "Une Vie". However, the latter novel is way more straight in terms of sober reality. When you deal with Maupassant, prepare yourself to see the truth, which mostly shows ugly face of our life. If some authors show you the play, and you enjoy watching the book theatre, Guy de Maupassant does not create any pink decorations for you, dear reader, he just shows you everything as it is. You demanded truth? Here it is. But...can you handle it?