"Diary of a Madman" (French: "Un Fou") is a short story by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885.
| "Diary of a Madman" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short story by Guy de Maupassant | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Language | French | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Le Gaulois | ||
| Publication date | 1885 | ||
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History edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Le Gaulois, 1885
- Monsieur Parent - collection published in 1885 by the editor Paul Ollendorff
- Maupassant, contes et nouvelles, volume II, text established and annotated by Louis Forestier, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Éditions Gallimard, 1979
References edit
- ^ Maupassant, Contes et nouvelles, II, Éditions Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1979, (ISBN 978-2-07-010805-3)
External links edit
Diary of a Madman public domain audiobook at LibriVox
