Ball-of-Fat

Written by:
Guy De Maupassant

Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
2
Narrator
1
Release Date
January 2016
Duration
1 hour 51 minutes
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)
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Terri Bocz

The narrator speaks clearly and a little too slowly for me, so I increased playback speed to 1.3 and that was comfortable. It's a short novel, a snapshot in time and study in character, full of symbolism and rich in social commentary. Guy de Maupassant's writing makes it easy to immerse myself in the setting.

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