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The fact that this story of one man’s descent into madness was published shortly before the author was institutionalized for insanity, makes me perceive it as Guy de Maupassant’s mental illness and descent into madness himself.
In the form of diary entries, over the course of 4 or 5 months, we see one man's taking notes of the strange occurrences he feels in his house and around him. He's convinced of the existence of some otherworldly creature in his home, and we see how he tries to deal with th ...more
In the form of diary entries, over the course of 4 or 5 months, we see one man's taking notes of the strange occurrences he feels in his house and around him. He's convinced of the existence of some otherworldly creature in his home, and we see how he tries to deal with th ...more
(Ich bin nicht sicher, ob das hier die richtige Ausgabe ist... ich hatte eine Sammlung von 14 Kurzgeschichten.)
Ich war sehr positiv von der Kurzgeschichtensammlung überrascht. Die Titelgeschichte hat mich noch nicht umgehauen, aber es gab einige köstliche Geschichten, mal recht traurig, mal unglaublich komisch.
Hat mich sehr gut unterhalten!
Ich war sehr positiv von der Kurzgeschichtensammlung überrascht. Die Titelgeschichte hat mich noch nicht umgehauen, aber es gab einige köstliche Geschichten, mal recht traurig, mal unglaublich komisch.
Hat mich sehr gut unterhalten!
This little horror story is of another invisible entity, yet strictly told from the vantage point of the main character. At first the only signs of the being is found by accident when he noticed that his water carafe which had been full when he had gone to sleep was now empty. Our character seems to be nameless, at first thinks that he must have drunk it during the night. This goes on night after night and he begins to experiment. He leaves water, milk, strawberries and other things out, but the
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De Maupassant, the prolific writer, died at age 42. Suffering from the complications of syphillus and accompanying hallucinations, he spent his final days in a mental institution. This novella describes his ordeal.
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