Ball of Fat (Boule de Suif) - The Classic Unabridged English Edition: The True Life Story Behind Uncle Tom's Cabin
de: Guy de Maupassant
Publicat de: E-Artnow
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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. Carr -Lamadon; the Comte and Comtesse of Br ville; 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 prot g of Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, effortless d nouements (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.
General | |
Anul | 2019 |
Autor | Guy de Maupassant |
Cod de bare | 9788027330713 |
Editura | E-Artnow |
Dimensiuni | 228.6 x 152.4 |
ISBN | 8027330718 |
Limba | Engleza |
Pagini | 32 |
Format | Brosata |
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Guy de Maupassant (pseudonimul Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant) s-a nascut la 5 august 1850, in orasul francez Tourville, fiul lui Gustave de Maupassant si al Elenei Mulot. La varsta de 11 ani, a fost trimis la liceul din Rouen unde a fost educat de catre preotii ortodocsi si a parcurs cursurile de literatura ale lui Flaubert.
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