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Summary

The first significant published short story of French author Guy de Maupassant, and generally acknowledged as his greatest work, "Ball-of-Fat" (French title: Boule de Suif) is the touching story of an interrupted coach ride from Rouen to Le Havre during which occurs the corruption of a principled prostitute by immoral and hypocritical members of the upper class. The story is set during the occupation of Rouen at the time of the Franco-Prussian War. (Summary by Michael Thomas Robinson)

Duration: about 2 hours (01:51:16)
Publishing date: 2014-08-25; Copyright Year: 1903. Copyright Statment: —

• Short Stories
• Science Fiction & Fantasy
• Contemporary Fiction