In 1880, he completed his famous novel, The Girl with Pearl Earring. This novel caused a sensation in the French literary world at that time and was regarded as one of the representative works of Mauricio de de Beaupassant. It was also translated into many languages and published. The novel tells the love story between a rich heir and a poor fisherman, which deeply portrays the phenomenon of the gap between the rich and the poor in French society at that time. In addition, The Girl with the Pearl Earring was also regarded as one of the representative works of the literary style of the maupassant. He became a superstar in the 19th century French literary world with his superb narrative skills and profound social insight.