Tombe de Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant rests in section twenty-six of the Montparnasse Cemetery. This literary master, who penned hundreds of short stories and novels, chose a deeply cynical epitaph for his final resting place. He requested that his gravestone bear the words, I have coveted everything and taken pleasure in nothing. This bleak final sentiment mirrors the disillusionment often found in his writing, which focused on the harsh realities of human nature and the pointlessness of existence.