The life of Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), the French writer of the last third of the XIX, was short and bright. Having entered literature rapidly, "like a meteor," in ten years he managed to create hundreds of works that conquered, praised and even frightened the audience. He did not like when interest in his work turned into curiosity about his person. And in every possible way he protected both the sovereign right to privacy, hidden from prying views, and his copyright. As you know, Maupassant loved life and all its pleasures and joys, but by fate he was released only 43 years old, and with a terrible ending - madness. The book will be of interest to a wide range of readers, and above all to connoisseurs of literature.