法国有一位批评家说,在当代法国并存着两种文学,一种是“读的人很少,但谈的人很多”。另一种是“读的人很多,但谈的人很少”。莫泊桑的小说属于后一种,即在报刊上很少被人们谈论,却经常出现在读者的书桌上。莫泊桑(1850-1893)可能出生在法国诺曼底的费康,而不是出生证上的米罗麦尼古堡。他号称贵族后裔,实际上他的祖父不过是复辟时期的一个税务官,父亲则是不务正业、生 One critic in France said that in contemporary France there are two kinds of literature, one of which is that “there are very few people who read, but many people talk about it.” The other is that “there are many people who read, but few people talk about it.” Maupassant’s novel belongs to the latter kind, that is, it is rarely talked about in the press, but often appears on the reader’s desk. Maupassant (1850-1893) may have been born in Fecamp, Normandy, France instead of the Fort of Milo-Mani on the birth certificate. He claims to be a descendant of aristocrats. Actually, his grandfather was only a tax official during the restoration period, and his father was not a good professional.