Guy de Maupassant

Born August 5, 1850· Château de Miromesnil, France

† Died July 6, 1893

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Emerging from a Norman family that claimed petite nobility, he received a classical education at private schools before volunteering for the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War, an experience that later shaped his literary voice. Under the mentorship of Gustave Flaubert, he entered Parisian journalism, contributing to Le Figaro, Gil Blas, Le Gaulois and l’Écho de Paris while drafting novels… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources