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Topic: The Piece of String

What is the irony of "The Piece of String" by Guy de Maupassant?

Posted by engli on November 7, 2009 at 11:08 PM via web and tagged with irony, literature, the piece of string

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    The supreme irony of Guy de Maupassan'ts short story, "The Piece of String," is that the protagonist, Maitre Hauchecorne, though innocent of the crime of which he is accused, is believed by all...

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    Posted by bullgatortail on August 17, 2010 at 2:41 AM (Answer #1)

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