The Accursed Bread

by Guy de Maupassant, Albert Marian Cohn-Mcmaster (Translator)

Overview

A widower and a loving father of three girls, old Taille is described as a model workman. He provides for his family with honest labour and enjoys a good reputation until his oldest daughter, Anna, runs away and mysteriously turns into one of the richest people in town. Can a family connection once broken be restored? Can money buy happiness and respect? Discover this complex family drama by the Master of the short story, Guy de Maupassant.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788726646894
Publisher:	Saga Egmont International
Publication date:	09/29/2020
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
Pages:	4
File size:	284 KB

About the Author

Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a prolific French writer best remembered as a master of the short story and a father of the genre. He delighted in clever plotting and served as a model for later short story practitioners through favorites such as "The Necklace," "The Horla," "The False Gems," and "Useless Beauty." Maupassant wrote some 300 short stories, as well as six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse.