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Ball of Fat (Boule de Suif) - Unabridged English Edition
A Franco-Prussian War journey exposing class hypocrisy and a courtesan's courageBy Guy de Maupassant
Length1h 42m
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"Boule de Suif" (translated variously as "Dumpling", "Butterball", "Ball of Fat" or "Ball of Lard") is a famous short story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant. It is arguably his most famous short story and is the title story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, entitled "Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre" ("Dumpling and Other Stories of the War"). The story is set in the Franco-Prussian War and follows a group of French residents of Rouen, recently occupied by the Prussian army. The ten travellers decide, for various reasons, to leave Rouen and flee to Le Havre in a stagecoach. Sharing the carriage are Boule de Suif or "Butterball", a prostitute whose real name is Elisabeth Rousset; the strict Democrat Cornudet; a shop-owning couple from the petty bourgeoisie, M. and Mme. Loiseau; a wealthy upper-bourgeoisie factory-owner and his wife, M. and Mme. Carré-Lamadon; the Comte and Comtesse of Bréville; and two nuns. Thus, the carriage constitutes a microcosm of French society, representing different parts of the French population during the late 19th century.
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a popular French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents. Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouements (outcomes). He wrote some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, "Boule de Suif" ("Ball of Fat"), is often considered his masterpiece.
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GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length1 hr 42 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 16, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
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Une vieGuy de Maupassant6h 47m$2 · $0.00
La petite roqueGuy de Maupassant5h 55m$2 · $0.00
YvetteGuy de Maupassant1h 17m$1 · $0.00
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Comedy of Marriage and Other TalesGuy de Maupassant7h 18m$2 · $0.00
Idilio y otros cuentosGuy de Maupassant13h 44m$13 · $0.00
Tous les Contes et Nouvelles de Maupassant (plus de 320 Contes)Guy de Maupassant100h 50m$2 · $0.00
Der Liebling / Bel-Ami - Zweisprachige Ausgabe (Deutsch-Französisch) / Edition bilingue (français-allemand)Guy de Maupassant27h 10m$2 · $0.00
Die bekanntesten erotischen Novellen von Guy de MaupassantGuy de Maupassant9h 22m$2 · $0.00
Oeuvres ComplètesGuy de Maupassant224h 22m$2 · $0.00
Pierre et JeanGuy de Maupassant4h 14m$2 · $0.00
Gesammelte Werke: Romane + ErzählungenGuy de Maupassant152h 25m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works: Short Stories, Novels, Plays, Poetry, Memoirs and moreGuy de Maupassant230h 39m$2 · $0.00
The Diamond Necklace (The Classic Unabridged English Edition)Guy de Maupassant21m$2 · $0.00
Fuerte como la muerteGuy de Maupassant6h 19m$2 · $0.00
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EmberJeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews13h 58m$23
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Searching For ThanksgivingS.E. Smith4h 24m$20
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Look TwiceEva Hudson9h 48m$20
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