Boule de Suif

Credits: Guy de Maupassant (author)

Summary

"Boule de Suif", translated variously as "Dumpling", "Butterball", "Ball of Fat", "Ball of Lard", or "Small Ball", is a short story by the late-19th-century French writer Guy de Maupassant, first published on 15/16 April 1880. It is arguably his most famous short story and is the title story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, titled Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre (Dumpling and Other Stories of the War).

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Chapters (12)

  1. 1. Boule de Suif
  2. 2. L'Épave
  3. 3. Découverte
  4. 4. Un Parricide
  5. 5. Le Rendez-Vous
  6. 6. Bombard
  7. 7. Le Pain Maudit
  8. 8. Les Sabots
  9. 9. La Buche
  10. 10. Magnétisme
  11. 11. Divorce
  12. 12. Une Soirée

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