Boule de Suif
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Boule de Suif is a classic short story by French writer Guy de Maupassant that portrays a group of travelers during the Franco-Prussian War and explores themes of hypocrisy, class prejudice, and sacrifice.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boule de Suif canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short story ⓘ |
| approximateLength | novella-length short story ⓘ |
| author | Guy de Maupassant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | civilian versus occupying army ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | Prussian occupation of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Le Havre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rouen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMedium | diligence (stagecoach) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1880 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Les Soirées de Médan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
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social criticism ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later war literature
ⓘ
naturalist short stories ⓘ |
| includedIn | French school curricula ⓘ |
| includesCharacterType |
aristocrats
ⓘ
bourgeois merchants ⓘ democratic republican ⓘ nuns ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
naturalism
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realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Boule de Suif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class prejudice
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hypocrisy ⓘ patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of bourgeois morality
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portrayal of social hypocrisy during war ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Boule de Suif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French literature canon ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | prostitute ⓘ |
| settingCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Ball of Fat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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