Did MAupassant have a happy life?
No
why?
His parents separated when he was 11
What was his schooling?
Most of his education came informally from Gustave Flaubert
who was that?
his mother's friend and his godfather, a journalist and novelist
What would he have him do?
Flaubert would let him take a walk and then ask him to write 100 lines about what he saw
did this help in his learning?
Yes
how?
It helped develop in Maupassant a sense of observation, which he later put to use in his writing.
What did he write at an early age?
short stories.
Did he write a lot?
Yes
How many novels?
six novels
Did he write any travel books?
Yes
how many?
three