Contes du jour et de la nuit by Guy de Maupassant
"Contes du jour et de la nuit" by Guy de Maupassant is a short story collection published in 1885. The title itself suggests a contrast between light and darkness, day and night. These twenty-one tales explore humanity's darker nature through stories of cruelty, betrayal, and tragedy. Maupassant portrays peasants as heartless and greedy, bourgeois as cowardly, and aristocrats as irresponsible. Family relationships fracture under the weight of selfishness and abandonment. The collection
begins with lighter stories before descending into darkness—examining murder, suicide, and human monstrosity with unflinching clarity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 |
|---|---|
| Title | Contes du jour et de la nuit |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contes_du_jour_et_de_la_nuit |
| Contents | Le crime au père Boniface -- Rose -- Le père -- L'aveu -- La parure -- Le bonheur -- Le vieux -- Un lâche -- L'ivrogne -- Une vendetta -- Coco -- La main -- Le Gueux -- Un parricide -- Le petit -- La roche aux Guillemots -- Tombouctou -- Histoire vraie -- Adieu -- Souvenir -- La confession. |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.8 (6th grade). 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. | 14790 |
| Release Date | Jan 24, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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