L'inutile beauté by Guy de Maupassant
"L'inutile beauté" by Guy de Maupassant is a short story published in 1926. It follows Countess de Mascaret, who after bearing seven children in eleven years of marriage, confesses a devastating secret to her husband: one child is not his. She refuses to reveal which one, wielding this uncertainty as a weapon against a man she believes has reduced her to a "baby factory." The story explores themes of beauty, power, and
marriage through their tense psychological battle. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 |
|---|---|
| Title | L'inutile beauté |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useless_Beauty Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Inutile_Beaut%C3%A9 |
| Contents | L'inutile beauté -- Le champ d'oliviers -- Mouche -- Le noyé -- L'épreuve -- Le masque -- Un portrait -- L'infirme -- Les 25 francs de la supérieure -- Un cas de divorce -- Qui sait? |
| Credits | Produced by Wilelmina Mallière and PG Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Short stories, French |
| Subject | French fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 11175 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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