The Wolf
"People talked of a colossal wolf with gray fur, almost white, who had eaten two children, gnawed off a woman's arm..."A werewolf terrorises locals, devouring livestock and killing children, but brothers Jean and François are determined to find and kill the beast once and for all. Will the hunters become the hunted?French author Henri Ren Albert Guy de Maupassant (1850 - 1893) was a pioneer of the modern short story and is best recognised for works like 'The Necklace', 'Pierre et Jean', and 'Une Vie'. His novel `Bel Ami' was made into a film in 2012, starring Uma Thurman and Robert Pattinson.
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Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (UK: , US: ; French: ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story and associated with the naturalist literary school of thought, depicting human lives, destinies, and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.
Maupassant was a protégé of Gustave Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, seemingly effortless dénouements. Many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught up in events beyond their control, are permanently changed by their experiences. He wrote 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, "Boule de Suif" ("The Dumpling", 1880), is often considered his most famous work.
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