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Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850. He was the first son of Laure Le Poittevin and Gustave de Maupassant, both from wealthy families He grew up and lived most of his early childhood with his mother after she split up with his father Gustave.Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5, 1850. He was the first son of Laure Le Poittevin and Gustave de Maupassant, both from wealthy families.Guy received his first education from the church, and at age of 13 he was sent to a small seminary. In 1868, he had enough of his education and had himself expelled for a small offense. In 1869 he began law studies in Paris, But he gave those up shortly when the Franco-Prussian war started. That year, Guy volunteered and was assigned as a private. This time spent in the military gave him a firsthand experience that he expressed in many of his greatest short stories. Maupassant left the military in July 1871 and Continued where he left off in his law studies in Paris. In 1878, he edited several leading newspapers such asLe Figaro and Echo de Paris. He devoted his spare time to writing novels and short stories. He also enjoyed relaxing on his boat in the seine river. In 1878, his first masterpiece “boule de suif” was published and it was an instant hit. Made famous by his first short story, he worked continuously and started writing more and more. Many of his stories describe his childhood in Normandy, but others focused on more emotional stories that dealt with the effects of war on normal people that had nothing to do with the events taking place. Many of his greatest stories, including one of his most famous works "boule de suif" or "ball of fat" include normal people getting thrown into crazy situations that test everyone. these events later unfold to expose the characters true personalities. At the age of 41, Guy was admitted to a mental hospital after syphilis that he had since the age of twenty took its toll and made him suicidal. he passed away just over a year later.