Lefevre was a country dame, a widow, one of these half peasants, with ribbons and bonnets with trimming on them, one of those persons who clipped her words and put on great airs in public, concealing the soul of a pretentious animal beneath a comical and bedizened exterior, just as the countryfolks hide their coarse red hands in ecru silk gloves. The entire original maupassant short stories pgos thirteen volume set available on project gutenberg. Such, in very broad lines, is the story of maupassants literary apprenticeship. A protege of flaubert, maupassants short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless denouement. It was originally published on 1 october 1882 in the french newspaper le gaulois.
Neveux i entered literary life as a meteor, and i shall leave it like a thunderbolt. The 10 years from 1880 to 1890 were remarkable for their productivity. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The story was dedicated to henry roujon, novelist and public servant plot. He is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story as well as one of its finest practitioners. The brilliance of his technique is combined with an ethical nihilism. Lefevre, a rich, miserly widow has a dozen onions stolen from her garden.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 520 pages and is available in paperback format. He was an author of the naturalist and realist schools of writing and is best known for his short stories, which are considered highly influential on much of modern literature. Telechargez le texte et lexplication en pdf etou laud. Et quand on lui reclama huit francs, huit francs, madame. Lefevre was a country dame, a widow, one of these half peasants, with ribbons and bonnets with trimming on them, one of those persons who. Many of his stories made their first appearance in the latter newspaper. As a writer he learned most of his technique from his godfather, novelist gustave flaubert, and won instant fame with his first great story, balloffat 1880. Contains 180 short stories for contents see project gutenberg. He fought in the francoprussian war and spent his twenties in a boring job with the civil service. An approximate word count is included, as well as a link for reading, if possible. Lefevre was a country dame, a widow, one of these half peasants, with ribbons and bonnets with trimming on them, one of those persons who clipped her words and put on great airs in public, concealing the soul of a pretentious animal beneath a comical and bedizened exterior, just as.
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