by Guy de Maupassant · J'AI LU · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290313817
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«Boule de suif et autres nouvelles» is the collection of short stories by Guy de Maupassant, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (95 pages, in French).
In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, Boule de Suif, a young woman of easy virtue, travels by stagecoach from Rouen with a group of travellers who despise her. Her generosity and patriotism contrast with their hypocrisy and selfishness. The volume also includes other stories about false conventions and social cruelty.
The short story «Boule de suif» was first published in 1880; this edition includes the complete text.
Aimed at those who enjoy French classics and short fiction; it is also a common read in school settings.
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story and associated with the naturalist literary school of thought, depicting human lives, destinies, and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.
