{"product_id":"the-necklace-and-other-short-stories-dover-thrift-editions-short-stories","title":"The Necklace and Other Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)","description":"The Necklace and Other Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)\nThe French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed character studies and brief but moving dramas well suited to the genre.\nThe nine stories in this collection provide a vivid portrait gallery of his typical subjects — from simple peasants and prostitutes to soldiers, government clerks, and provincial bourgeois. Brilliantly naturalistic, these short works also reveal Maupassant's ability to observe the innumerable details of everyday life and reproduce them artfully and accurately, often with a caustic sense of humor.\nHis literary talents are amply displayed in this volume, which includes these memorable tales: \"Ball-of-Fat,\" regarded by many as technically one of the finest short stories ever written, \"The Necklace,\" \"A Piece of String,\" \"Mme. Tellier's Establishment,\" \"Mademoiselle Fifi,\" \"Miss Harriet,\" \"A Way to Wealth,\" \"My Uncle Jules,\" and \"The Horla.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0486270645\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UI5600BN9Z_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Guy de Maupassant\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43240776368189,"sku":"31UI5600BN9Z_ns","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0486270645-0.jpg?v=1780093939","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-necklace-and-other-short-stories-dover-thrift-editions-short-stories","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}