Description: From wicked and hilarious stories of the underside of Paris to bittersweet fables that puncture social pretension to harrowing tales of terror and suspense, Guy de Maupassant's short works remain, for many, the best ever written. Gathered here, in an exhilarating new translation, are Maupassant's most famous and important tales, including "The Tellier House, " "The Horla, " "Butterball (Boule de Suife), " "Mademoiselle Fifi, " and "A Day in the Country, " along with a number of lesser-known masterpieces. Th collection contains all of the Maupassant stories that have ever been filmed (by such masters as Renoir and Ophuls), including "The Inn, " the inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining. All tales are unexpurgated (some for the first time), comprising a rich and multifaceted edition that will make Maupassant newly accessible for contemporary readers.

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