Strong as Death by Guy de Maupassant

Name: Strong as Death
Author: Guy de Maupassant

The story revolves around a young woman who marries an older man for financial security. She becomes involved with a younger man and the tension between her husband's possessiveness and her desire for freedom builds. The narrative explores themes of love, power dynamics, and the constraints placed on women in society during that time period.

By Guy de Maupassant · First published 1884 · Genre: Psychological Fiction, Romantic Fiction, Realism · 10 chapters · 90,166 words

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Broad daylight streamed down into the vast studio through a skylight in the ceiling, which showed a large square of dazzling blue, a bright vista of limitless heights of azure, across which passed flocks of birds in rapid flight. But the glad light of heaven hardly entered this severe room, with high ceilings and draped walls, before it began to grow soft and dim, to slumber among the hangings and die in the portieres, hardly penetrating to the dark corners where the gilded frames of portraits gleamed like flame. Peace and sleep seemed imprisoned there, the peace characteristic of an artist's dwelling, where the human soul has toiled.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Guy de Maupassant
Date: 1884 CE
Language: English
Genres: Psychological Fiction, Romantic Fiction, Realism, Drama
Length: 90,166 words
Structure: 10 chapters, 2,059 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

Psychological Fiction — The novel delves deeply into the psychological complexities and emotional struggles of its characters.
Romantic Fiction — The central theme revolves around love, passion, and the intricacies of romantic relationships.
Realism — The narrative style and depiction of characters and settings are grounded in realistic portrayals of society and human behavior.
Drama — The story is driven by intense emotional conflicts and dramatic developments.