What is Guy de Maupassant?
[[File:GDMaupassant.jpg|thumb|Guy de Maupassant]] '''Guy de Maupassant''' ([[5 August]] [[1850]] – [[6 July]] [[1893]]) was a popular [[19th century]] [[France|French]] [[writer]]. He is considered one of the fathers of the modern [[short story]]. He was an [[apprentice]] of [[Gustave Flaubert|Flaubert]]. Maupassant's stories have a common [[wikt:economy|economy]] of [[style]] and their [[Efficiency|efficient]], [[wikt:effortless|effortless]] [[dénouement]] (ending). Many of the stories are set during the [[Franco-Prussian War]]. Many more describe the [[war]]. He also wrote six short [[novel]]s. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Maupassant, Guy de}} [[Category:1850 births]] [[Category:1893 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Normandy]] [[Category:People from Seine-Maritime]]