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"Boule de Suif" (French pronunciation: [bul də sɥif]), translated variously as "Dumpling", "Butterball", "Ball of Fat", or "Ball of Lard", is a short story by the late-19th-century French writer Guy de Maupassant, first published on 15/16 April 1880.
Boule de Suif (“Ball of Fat”) is the nickname given to a well-known prostitute who finds herself traveling in a coach with conventionally respectable people through Prussian -occupied France during wartime. The “nice” people contemptuously ignore her, except when she offers them food during the long journey.
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Read the classic tale of a prostitute who travels with a group of people during the Franco-Prussian War. Learn how Maupassant criticizes the hypocrisy and cowardice of the French elite in this scathing satire.
A summary of the plot of Boule de Suif, a short story by Guy de Maupassant about a group of French travelers who encounter a prostitute in a Prussian-occupied town. The story explores themes of war, resistance, and social class in a historical context. Learn about the literary devices, mood, setting, and tone of the story.
A summary and analysis of Guy de Maupassant's short story Boule de Suif, which depicts the lives of French civilians under the Prussian invasion of Rouen. The story explores themes of war, terror, hypocrisy, and opportunism through the characters of a group of travelers who meet in a tavern. The web page also provides quotes, literary devices, and themes tracking for the story.
Jan 1, 2004 · Read or download this classic French short story by Maupassant, set during the Franco-Prussian War. Follow the adventures of a group of travelers who face hunger, danger and betrayal on their way to the coast.
The magnificent courage and nobility of woman in time of war and defeat inspired what many consider to be his greatest story, Boule de Suif. War was a fact of Maupassant's life. This makes his praise of woman's behavior as contrasted to the less admirable, often even cowardly behavior, of her counterpart the more striking.
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