Short StoriesLe HorlaGuy de Maupassant
Short Stories

Le Horla

by Guy de Maupassant

The tale follows a well-to-do narrator who begins experiencing disturbing physical and psychological symptoms after greeting a passing Brazilian ship.

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About this book

"Le Horla" by Guy de Maupassant is a horror story written in 1887. The tale follows a well-to-do narrator who begins experiencing disturbing physical and psychological symptoms after greeting a passing Brazilian ship. Through diary entries, he describes his torment by an invisible presence he calls "the Horla." As inexplicable events multiply, he struggles to determine whether this entity is real or a manifestation of his own descending madness, while his condition progressively deteriorates through paranoia, hallucinations, and anxiety.

Details

Format
EPUB
Language
French
Length
151 pages
Published
1 January 1887
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN
9781725512887

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