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Diary of a Madman (Guy de Maupassant)

Diary of a Madman (Guy de Maupassant)

Short story by Guy de Maupassant

"Diary of a Madman" (French: "Un Fou") is a short story by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885.

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History

The short story was first published in the newspaper Le Gaulois on September 2, 1885, before being reprised in the Monsieur Parent collection.[1]

This short story should not be confused with Un fou ?, published in 1884. The 1885 short story begins with the following words:

Il était mort chef d'un haut tribunal...

Synopsis

As secretary to a judge who is said to be an "honest magistrate whose irreproachable life was talked about in every court in France", a lawyer finds a strange journal.

Editions

References

  1. [1]
    Maupassant, Contes et nouvelles, II, Éditions Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1979, (ISBN 978-2-07-010805-3)
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