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Bierce

Bierce is a surname best known for Ambrose Bierce, an American writer, journalist, and satirist who lived from 1842 to 1914. Bierce was a prolific short-story writer and essayist whose work combined realism, irony, and an interest in the darker aspects of human nature. He is widely recognized for his Civil War tales and for The Devil's Dictionary, a satirical reference work published in 1911. One of his most frequently anthologized stories is An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1890), a remarkable blend of war realism and psychological twist.

In the later part of his career, Bierce published essays and columns that expressed cynical views on

Disappearance: In 1913–1914, Bierce traveled to Mexico during the Mexican Revolution and disappeared after crossing the

Legacy: Bierce's writing is studied for its narrative technique, moral ambiguity, and linguistic wit. The Devil's

politics
and
society.
His
writing
influenced
later
American
authors
and
contributed
to
developments
in
American
satire
and
the
grotesque.
His
prose
and
humorous
aphorisms
have
left
a
lasting
imprint
on
American
literature
and
storytelling.
border,
with
his
fate
officially
listed
as
unknown
but
presumed
dead
in
1914.
His
absence
has
been
the
subject
of
speculation
and
literary
interest,
contributing
to
the
enduring
aura
surrounding
his
life
and
work.
Dictionary
remains
widely
cited
for
its
biting
definitions,
and
Owl
Creek
is
regarded
as
a
classic
of
American
short
fiction.
The
figure
of
Ambrose
Bierce
continues
to
be
referenced
in
discussions
of
19th-
and
early
20th-century
American
literature.