One of his works ends with the protagonist whimpering while Cornudet whistles the Marseillaise.
In one story, this author wrote about a Jewish prostitute named Rachel, who stabs the explosive-loving, corset-wearing soldier Wilhelm d'Eyrick. One of his works ends with the protagonist whimpering while Cornudet whistles the Marseillaise. Another one ends with Madame Forestier protesting, "It was worth at the very most five hundred francs!" This author of "Useless Beauty" and "Mademoiselle Fifi" wrote about Elizabeth Rousset in "Ball of Fat" and lamented Madame Loisel's expensive tastes in his best-known story. For 10 points, name this French author of "The Necklace".
In one story, this author wrote about a Jewish prostitute named Rachel, who stabs the explosive-loving, corset-wearing soldier Wilhelm d'Eyrick.
Guy de Maupassant