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Une vie And Other Stories

Guy de Maupassant

Publisher: Raanan Editeur

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Une vie also known as L'Humble Vérité is the first novel written by Guy de Maupassant. It was serialised in 1883 in the Gil Blas, then published in book form the same year as L'Humble Vérité.
He describes the life “of a woman, from the hour when her heart awakens until her death. "
Other stories
    • A Vagabond
    • The Fishing Hole
    • The Spasm
    • In The Wood
    • Martine
    • All Over
    • The Parrot
    • A Piece Of Strin
Available since: 11/03/2020.

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