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Guy de Maupassant

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Noun1.Guy de Maupassant - French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893)Guy de Maupassant - French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893)
Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant, Maupassant
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The re-birth of Newcastle's fourth ugliest office block reminds me, for some reason, of the French writer Guy de Maupassant, who hated the Eiffel Tower so much when it was first built that he ate lunch there every day as it was the only place in Paris from which he couldn't see the offensive thing.
Ginger snaps by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The harbour site consists of the disused fish-curing works and a slice of the cliff behind it, including the walled garden and derelict outer shell of a house where Guy de Maupassant once lived (the eponymous quay 10 metres below commemorates his residence there).
Safe harbour by Ellis, Charlotte / The Architectural Review
 
 
 
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