{"product_id":"guy-de-maupassant-christopher-lloyd-9781789141979","title":"Guy de Maupassant","description":"The most celebrated French storyteller of the nineteenth century, Guy de Maupassant was a master of the modern short story. Offering an intriguing picture of French life, his stories derive their enduring appeal from understated artistry, extreme craftsmanship, and the universality of his characters and their aspirations and misfortunes. His career as a professional writer lasted only twelve years before it was brutally cut short by the dreadful consequences of untreatable syphilis: chronic sickness, a failed suicide attempt, insanity, paralysis, and death after eighteen months' confinement in a clinic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this insightful and compelling biography, the only one in English currently available, Christopher Lloyd situates Maupassant's life and work in the literary and social context of nineteenth-century France. He skillfully introduces the reader to Maupassant's most famous works, such as \u003ci\u003eBoule de suif\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBel-Ami\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePierre et Jean\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as highlights the important stages and achievements of his life and legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Lloyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789141974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789141979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021","brand":"Christopher Lloyd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941487542527,"sku":"9781789141979","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_199f83fb-c848-4c3d-951d-c8c79514eb82.jpg?v=1681453210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guy-de-maupassant-christopher-lloyd-9781789141979","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}