Guy de Maupassant, Tomb in Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris, France
Guy de Maupassant is the tomb of the French writer located in the 26th division of Montparnasse Cemetery, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. The grave is marked by a modest stone set among other 19th-century burial monuments in the same section.
Maupassant was born in Normandy in 1850 and died in 1893 at the age of 42, after a prolonged illness that affected both his body and his mind. He was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery, and a memorial by the sculptor Raoul Verlet was proposed shortly after his death.
The grave sits within Montparnasse Cemetery, a burial ground where many writers and artists from Paris are laid to rest. Visitors sometimes leave flowers or handwritten notes, a quiet gesture toward a writer whose short stories are still read across France today.
Montparnasse Cemetery is easy to reach by metro, with a stop near Raspail station. The grave is in division 26, and a map at the entrance helps locate it without difficulty.
Maupassant had expressed a wish to be buried directly in the ground, wrapped in a cloth and without a coffin. The authorities did not follow this fully and placed him in a coffin made from different types of wood.
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