English Literature - Prose and Drama

English Literature
English Literature - Prose and Drama

What is the original title of the story 'The Necklace' by Guy de Maupassant ?


Options:

  1. Le Horla
  2. La Parure
  3. Une Vie
  4. L'Inutile Beaute

Right Answer: La Parure

Guy de Maupassant published the story in 1884 under the French title ‘La Parure’, which means ‘the ornament’ or ‘the set of jewels’; in English it is universally known as ‘The Necklace’. It tells of Mathilde Loisel, a discontented clerk’s wife who borrows a diamond necklace to attend a ball, loses it, and spends ten years of grinding poverty repaying the loan taken to replace it, only to learn at the end that the original was an imitation worth almost nothing. The story is a classic example of the ironic twist ending.

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