«Life» is a true masterpiece by Maupassant—a novel that captivates the reader with its depth of insight into the female soul and the vividness of a realistic, dispassionate, and at times ruthless authorial view of the eternal «burden of human passions». «Life» is the story of lost illusions, unfulfilled hopes, and betrayed feelings. Not a tragedy, but a quiet, unnoticed drama of human life…