Following my teacher's advice I'm writing some information about the author of the story I've chosen, Guy de Maupassant. Actually before reading the story I've read about his life and works for me to orientate myself  in this very piece of writing. So this is what I found about Guy de Maupassant: he was a French author of the naturalistic school who is generally considered the greatest French short story writer. He detailed many aspects of French life in the 19th century in his works. His mentor Flaubert counselled his discipline in his philisophy of writing. He advised his student to write about the things he knew and he was to disregard any ideas of making money from his art. After reading his story I see he followed his teacher's advice, this is what he did. In tone his tales are marked by objectivity and are highly controlled though not dry. Usually they are built around simple episodes from everyday life which revealed the hidden sides of people.