{"product_id":"the-necklace-and-other-tales-9780375757174","title":"The Necklace and Other Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eIncludes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Necklace, Butterball, The Tellier House, On the Water, Mademoiselle Fifi, The Mask, The Inn, A Day in the Country, The Hand, The Jewels, The Model, The Entity (The Horla)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese stories--poignant scrutinies of social pretension, wicked tales of lust and love, and harrowing examinations of terror and madness--display the full genius of Guy de Maupassant in an enthralling new translation by Joachim Neugroschel. They reveal Maupassant's remarkable range, his technical perfection, his sexual realism, and his ability to create whole worlds and sum up intricate universes of feeling in a few pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16156672\"\u003eGuy de Maupassant\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375757174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375757171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy de Maupassant\u003c\/b\u003e (1850--1893), after serving in the Franco-Prussian War, became a close friend of Flaubert and his circle. He wrote hundreds of short stories as well as novels and verse. In his later years, he suffered from mental illness, and he died in an asylum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoachim Neugroschel\u003c\/b\u003e's translations include definitive renderings of Kafka, Mann, Racine, Molière, Bataille, and many others; his most recent book is \u003ci\u003eNo Star Too Beautiful: An Anthology of Yiddish Stories from 1832 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been awarded the French-American Foundation Translation Prize, the Goethe House\/PEN Translation Prize (twice), and Guggenheim and NEA grants. He lives in Belle Harbor, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Gopnik\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eParis to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (available from Random House Trade Paperbacks).","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459884331245,"sku":"9780375757174","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_98017391-43a8-4a9f-a97e-fc53f08dcba0.jpg?v=1753652226","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-necklace-and-other-tales-9780375757174","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}