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Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), a French author, was one of the most influential short story writers of the 19th century. 'Le Horla' is a truly terrifying story of a man, told through the pages of his diary, who is under the malign influence of some strange, invisible, parasitic being which saps his life energy. De Maupassant's clear, pragmatic language contrasts eerily with the ghastly and macabre narrative and draws the listener into the sheer terror of the situation.

Desiree is married to a wealthy but violent captain of a fishing trawler. For ten years of marriage he terrorizes her, until one night his boat is wrecked at sea and he is never seen alive again. Four years later, Desiree buys an ill-tempered and foul-mouthed parrot in an auction, and a new nightmare begins.

La Gordinflona es la historia de una prostituta francesa. Guy de Maupassant utiliza la imagen de esta mujer como representación del pueblo francés, sin títulos ni dinero, engañados por la clase dirigente, derrotados. Son ellos quienes sufren las verdaderas consecuencias de la guerra. Boule de Suif (o La Gordinflona) nos presenta también la hipocresía de las clases acomodadas de la época, más interesadas en su propio beneficio que en el de Francia.

This is a story from the "Great Ghost Stories" collection.

Cikly novell izvestnogo francuzskogo pisatelya Gi de Mopassana "Voskresnye progulki parizhskogo burzhua" (1880) i "Madmuazel' Fifi" (1882) yavlyayutsya yarkimi obrazcami vysokogo masterstva ih avtora, zamechatel'nogo stilista, umeyushchego v lakonichnyh, prostyh i yasnyh frazah sozdat' zhivopisnye, zapominayushchiesya obrazy: melkogo burzhua, zabludivshegosya v parke Sen-Klu ili predayushchegosya ubogomu vesel'yu v kompanii svoego sosluzhivca; naglogo i presyshchennogo prusskogo oficera po prozvishchu madmuazel' Fifi, razvlekayushchegosya v obshchestve prostitutok; dvuh priyateley-rybolovov, otkazavshihsya skazat' vragu parol' i rasstrelyannyh za ehto; strastnoy i cel'noy v svoey strasti Marokki i mnogie drugie.

Eine Bordell-Besitzerin, die für zwei Tage zusperrt, um mit ihren Angestellten auf dem Land für amouröses Durcheinander zu sorgen...

Abbé Marignan is a fanatical, excitable, upright priest who believes fervently in God and that nature had been created in accordance with admirable and absolute logic. However, with the exception of nuns, the Abbé hates women. When he discovers that his niece has a lover, he seizes a formidable oak stick and sets out, by the light of the moon, to rectify the situation. But nature has other plans in store for him.

Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas from the literature of France. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘Little Louise’, adapted from the original tale by Guy de Maupassant and Robert Morley starring in 'Doctor Knock' adapted from the original tale by Jules Romains.Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers.

This is a story from the Normandy Stories collection. Maupassant is hailed as one of the greatest masters of the short story. This collection focuses upon the land he knew and loved so well - Normandy. Its people and its countryside are portrayed here in vivid color and with great warmth. Amusing, saucy, and sometimes even farcical they may be, but they are also capable of great pathos, often branching off to end tragically.

Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story. As a protégé of Flaubert, his short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless resolution. In Growing Old two middle-aged men discuss their feelings about aging which leads to one telling a heart rending story about young love and its unexpected aftermath.

Eine bunt gemischte Gesellschaft bricht zur Zeit des Deutsch-Französischen Krieges auf, um nach Le Havre zu fahren. Bei einem Zwischenhalt wird die Gesellschaft von einem preußischen Offizier, der einen Liebesdienst von Fettklößchen erpressen will, an der Weiterreise gehindert...

Aufgrund einer unglücklichen Liebe hat ein Baron sein altes Leben und seinen Reichtum hinter sich gelassen und ist Geistlicher geworden. Nun führt er in einem kleinen Fischerdorf in der Provence ein beschauliches Leben. Doch als eines Tages ein junger Mann im Dorf auftaucht, ist es damit vorbei. Denn der Neuankömmling behauptet, der uneheliche Sohn des Pfarrers zu sein. Auf die schiefe Bahn geraten, möchte er für sein Schweigen über die Vergangenheit seines Vaters großzügig entlohnt werden.

"Ozherel'e" - novella francuzskogo pisatelja Gi de Mopassana. Vpervye opublikovana v 1884 godu vo francuzskoj gazete Le Gaulois. Hrestomatijnyj primer ispol'zovanija neozhidannoj koncovki, stavshij svoego roda jetalonom dlja posledujushhih rasskazov jetogo tipa. Matil'da Luazel' s detstva mechtaet o roskoshnoj zhizni v vysshem obshhestve. No v silu svoego nevysokogo proishozhdenija ona byla vynuzhdena prinjat' predlozhenie melkogo chinovnika ministerstva obrazovanija.

This is a story from the Normandy Stories collection. Maupassant is hailed as one of the greatest masters of the short story. This collection focuses upon the land he knew and loved so well - Normandy. Its people and its countryside are portrayed here in vivid color and with great warmth. Amusing, saucy, and sometimes even farcical they may be, but they are also capable of great pathos, often branching off to end tragically.

This is a story from the Normandy Stories collection. Maupassant is hailed as one of the greatest masters of the short story. This collection focuses upon the land he knew and loved so well - Normandy. Its people and its countryside are portrayed here in vivid color and with great warmth. Amusing, saucy, and sometimes even farcical they may be, but they are also capable of great pathos, often branching off to end tragically.

Guy de Maupassant, (1850 - 1893), a native of Normandy, wrote in a bold and vigorous style that moves inexorably along clear plot lines. He had an astonishing capacity for creating believable characters, and he wasted little ink in putting his stories in motion. Maupassant was a master of "le mot juste," waiting until the perfect word came to him before setting his thoughts to paper. He was one of the first truly modern writers, and today his stories still resonate with enthusiasm and originality.

Jens Wawrczeck, Sprecher von den 'Drei Fragezeichen', liest "Die Nacht" von Guy de Maupassant. Die Sprecher der Kulthörspielserie "Die drei Fragezeichen" präsentieren auf dem Tonträger jeweils einzeln ihre favorisierte Gruselgeschichte. Dazu hat jeder der Drei unter eigener Regie und in Zusammenarbeit mit einem Musiker ein Soundkonzept für seine Erzählung entwickelt und ihr somit seine ganz persönliche Note verliehen.

This is a story from the Normandy Stories collection. Maupassant is hailed as one of the greatest masters of the short story. This collection focuses upon the land he knew and loved so well - Normandy. Its people and its countryside are portrayed here in vivid color and with great warmth. Amusing, saucy, and sometimes even farcical they may be, but they are also capable of great pathos, often branching off to end tragically.

A gentleman enjoying the morning over the River Seine waves to a steamer, and the nightmare begins. He believes he may be going insane, but then he begins to feel there is an entity that he cannot see invading his mind and his home. The entity is perhaps an invader from another world. Guy de Maupassant's tale of classic horror will enthrall you.

Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) schlug nach Abbruch des Jurastudiums die Beamtenlaufbahn ein und begann unter Anleitung Flauberts zu schreiben. Innerhalb eines Jahrzehnts verfaßte er über zweihundertfünfzig Novellen und sechs Romane, die sich allesamt durch nüchterne Objektivität der Darstellung, universalen Desillusionismus und hohe stilistische Meisterschaft auszeichnen.