Mother Sauvage: Short Story

Guy De Maupassant

Apr 2014 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

When her son is killed in action during the Frano-Prussian war, Mother Sauvage, wracked with grief, exacts revenge for her son’s death on the innocent young Prussian soldiers quartered with her. Guy de Maupassant’s moving “Mother Sauvage” is the haunting story of the tragic choice made by a grieving mother.

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About the author

Guy de Maupassant was a French writer and poet considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern short story whose best-known works include "Boule de Suif," "Mother Sauvage," and "The Necklace." De Maupassant was heavily influenced by his mother, a divorcée who raised her sons on her own, and whose own love of the written word inspired his passion for writing. While studying poetry in Rouen, de Maupassant made the acquaintance of Gustave Flaubert, who became a supporter and life-long influence for the author. De Maupassant died in 1893 after being committed to an asylum in Paris.