num_pages: 223
description: Guy De Maupassant is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents. The story "Boule de Suif", written in 1880, is his masterpiece. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouements. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught in the conflict, emerge changed. He authored some 300 short stories.
language: French
title: Boule de suif et autres nouvelles de guerre
titlecomplete: Boule de suif et autres nouvelles de guerre
genres: Read For School, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, French Literature, School, Literature, Classics, Fiction, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 8023
publisher: Larousse Editions