One man descends into madness.  One author visits this story three times, working it again and again as he descends himself serving time in an asylum between versions.  First published in the newspaper, then re-written as a letter and finally a long version published shortly before the author was institutionalized. The Horla is Guy de Maupassant’s story of how one man succumbs to madness. It’s very … Continue reading The Horla by Guy de Maupassant Translated from the French by Charlotte Mandell