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Author: Guy de Maupassant
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Publish Date: 2000-12-03
Features: Boule de Suif is one of the masterpieces of the renowned French writer Guy de Maupassant. The story begins in Rouen, which is occupied by the Prussian army, where a group of ten people hires a four-wheeled carriage to travel to Dieppe, and the protagonist, Boule de Suif, is among them. During the journey, the carriage is intercepted by a group of Prussian soldiers. The commanding officer of the soldiers makes indecent demands to Boule de Suif and threatens to block their passage if his demands are not met. At first, the group is filled with indignation, but then, for their own interests, they persuade Boule de Suif to sacrifice herself. After Boule de Suif submits to their demands with patience and humiliation, she is despised by them.