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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.
Boule de Suif by Guy de Maupassant. First published in April 1880, "Boule de Suif" is one of Guy de Maupassant's most famous and important short stories. The term "Boule de Suif" is most often translated to English as "Dumpling" but also sees the forms; "Butterball", "Ball of Lard", and "Ball of Fat."
Boule de Suif Summary. As tired French soldiers trudge back from battle, residents of the French town of Rouen anticipate the arrival of the occupying Prussian army. Once those Prussians arrive, the townspeople’s fear dissipates—some of them even befriend the Prussian soldiers, while others despise them and even murder occupying soldiers ...
Boule de Suif Summary & Analysis. For days, French soldiers with long beards and tattered uniforms have been wandering through town, seeming broken. Their units are disbanded and they march without a flag, seemingly by habit, looking tired and without resolve.
Jan 1, 2004 · Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893. Title. Boule de Suif. Contents. Boule de suif -- L'épave -- Découverte -- Un parricide -- Le rendez-vous -- Bombard -- Le pain maudit -- Les sabots -- La bûche -- Magnétisme -- Divorce -- Une soirée. Credits. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Wilelmina MalliEre and PG. Distributed Proofreaders.
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.
