"Marguerite and Armand"

"Marguerite and Armand" is a famous short story by the French writer Guy de Maupassant, set in a Belgian sanatorium. It tells of a passionate affair between Marguerite, a woman with tuberculosis, and Armand, a young man. Their love is intense but doomed, as Marguerite’s illness is terminal. The story explores themes of fleeting love, mortality, and the pain of separation. Ultimately, Marguerite dies, and Armand is left to mourn her loss, highlighting the tragic beauty of their brief, passionate relationship against the backdrop of inevitable mortality.