Ball-of-Fat

Guy de Maupassant (1850 - 1893)
Translated by M. Walter Dunne (1863 - 1920)

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)

Genre(s): General Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Part 1 Michael Thomas Robinson
00:37:31
Play 02 Part 2 Michael Thomas Robinson
00:44:36
Play 03 Part 3 Michael Thomas Robinson
00:29:08