num_pages: 58
description: Guy de Maupassant achieved instant fame with Boule de Suif, his first published story, set during the Franco-Prussian war. Considered his greatest novella, Boule de Suif is about a group of travellers who are fleeing occupied Rouen by coach to Dieppe. Forced to accept the courtesan in their midst, their baser instincts are brought to the surface when they are faced with a terrifying dilemma.
language: English
title: Boule de Suif
titlecomplete: Boule de Suif
genres: Read For School, Audiobook, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, French Literature, School, Classics, Fiction, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 2664
places: Rouen
publisher: Penguin