Maupassant,
(Henri René Albert) Guy de 1850-93; Fr. writer of novels & short stories
See Maupassant in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mōˈpə-säntˌ, mō-pă-säɴˈ), (Henri René Albert) Guy de 1850-1893.
French writer whose works, mainly realistic short stories such as “The Necklace,” examine hypocrisy, madness, Parisian society, and peasant life in Normandy.