The Horla: A Classic of Mystery and Terror from the Great Guy de Maupassant

For literary purposes, Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) only lived for ten years, which separates the date of publication of his first great work, "Ball of tallow" (1880), from the last, "The useless beauty" (1890 ). In such a short period he condensed an enormous production and versatility that allow us to discover the complexity of an author in which the romantic tradition, the assumption of positivist criteria, impressionist aesthetics, a symbolist recreation of the universe and a preview of surrealism will come together. that would come and that Maupassant brushes in his forays into the subconscious and in related themes such as madness or dreams. This edition aims to bring together with this selection of stories the thematic and structural diversity that characterized the set of short stories by the author. To the variety of composition is added the thematic variety. The fantasy genre is illustrated with one of his "El Horla". Madness, fear and death with "La loca", "El Fear" and "La mano". The theme of the Franco-Prussian war in "Mother Sauvage" and "Mademoiselle Fifi". A more traditional setting in «The Tellier house». The most symbolist and poetic Maupassant in "Sobre el agua". And worldly tales, not without humor, in "The Rondoli Sisters" and "The Crime of Uncle Boniface."