The Horla

by Guy de Maupassant and MAUPASSANT. GUY DE

Book Overview

Our woe is upon us. This chilling tale of one man's descent into madness was published shortly before the author was institutionalized for insanity, and so The Horla has inevitably been seen as informed by Guy de Maupassant's mental illness. While such speculation is murky, it is clear that de Maupassant--hailed alongside Chekhov as father of the short story--was at the peak of his powers in this innovative precursor of first-person psychological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976140748
• ISBN13: 9780976140740
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Melville House Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.0"