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"A Vendetta" (French: Une vendetta) is a short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant (1799-1893), first published in 1824 in the newspaper Le Gaulois, and included in his 1885 collection Contes du jour et de la nuit (Tales of Day and Night).
V is the titular protagonist of the comic book series V for Vendetta, created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. He is a mysterious anarchist , vigilante , and freedom fighter who is easily recognizable by his Guy Fawkes mask , long hair and dark clothing.
Short stories by Guy de Maupassant Original Title Translated Title Originally Published Date published Pseudonym used Former Title; Un bandit corse "The Corsican bandit" Gil Blas: 5/25/1882 Maufrigneuse Une partie de campagne "A country excursion" Modern Life 04/02/1881 - 04/09/1881 Un coup d’État "A Coup d'État" Moonlight collection 10/1/1883
Henri-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant was born on 5 August 1850 at the late 16th-century Château de Miromesnil (near Dieppe in the Seine-Inférieure (now Seine-Maritime) Department, France), the elder son of Gustave de Maupassant (1821–99) and Laure Le Poittevin, [6] whose family hailed from the prosperous bourgeoisie.
The book established Maupassant as a prominent French writer following the success of his first short story, "Boule de suif". Five of the eight stories in the collection had already been published in various magazines, like Revue politique et littéraire and La Vie Moderne , and three were originals.
Works by Guy de Maupassant at Project Gutenberg (plain text and HTML) Works by Guy de Maupassant at Online Literature (HTML) Maupassantiana, a French Scholar Website on Maupassant and his works. Works by Guy de Maupassant(text, concordances and frequency list) (in French) Oeuvres de Maupassant, à Athena
1950 : Le Rosier de Madame Husson by Jean Boyer (84 minutes). Marcel Pagnol, writer of the screenplay, imagines that the character of Bourvil, is sponsored by a lady patroness. 2008: Le Rosier de Madame Husson, played by Marie-Anne Chazel as part of a series: "Chez Maupassant", on France 2.
Evey Hammond is a fictional character of the comic book series V for Vendetta, created by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, and Tony Weare. She becomes involved in V's life when he rescues her from a gang of London's secret police, ultimately succeeding him as V. Evey made her first live appearance in the 2005 film V for Vendetta played by Natalie Portman.