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  Guy de Maupassant’s life and facts : Image Source: Wikipedia   Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850, near Dieppe in Normandy, France. His full name was Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant. His early life was shaped by his parents’ separation when he was just eleven years old, after which he lived mainly with his mother, who had a strong influence on him and introduced him to literature. Maupassant had a close relationship with Gustave Flaubert, who became his mentor and helped him refine his writing style. In his youth, Maupassant attended school in Rouen, where he developed a distaste for religious instruction but a growing love for writing. After completing his education, he served in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, an experience that deeply affected him and later surfaced in his stories. After the war, Maupassant worked as a clerk in various government offices in Paris, writing in his free time. His breakthrough came with the short story "Boule de Suif" (1880), ...