IDENTITY
Le Horla
Literature
Work Summary
A fantastic short story presented through the increasingly disturbed testimony of a man who believes an invisible being is controlling him. The uncertainty over whether the Horla is supernatural or a symptom of mental breakdown turns the story into an exploration of fear, perception and loss of self-command.
Evidence Summary
The work is securely present in the annotated correspondence.
Editorially resolved title-level reference.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Guy de Maupassant
Work
Le Horla
Years / Period
Jan 1889
Van Gogh Relation
Quoted / Copied, Mentioned, Editorially Identified
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
Jan 1889 — Letter 739, note 9 / Letter 743, note 21
Editorially Identified · Mentioned / alluded to
The scholarly edition cross-references Van Gogh's Maupassant reference in Letter 739 specifically to Le Horla.
Response: The work is securely present in the annotated correspondence.
Connection: Editorially resolved title-level reference.
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