Maupassant (莫泊桑) was one of the most well-known masters of short novels in the century in France. His novels made readers excited and .

During his school days, he decided to a writer. Then he began to write something. Because of the Franco-Prussian War (普法战争), he had to stop . After the war, he went to Paris to look for a , where he met some great writers and learned a lot them.

Working as a clerk (职员), Maupassant was too busy and he had no time to find more material (素材) for his story. And he found impossible to achieve his dream. So he left his office and all his time on his . At the age of thirty-four, he became quite famous.