Maupassant

First published in 1952 as the third edition of a 1945 original, this book contains the French text of 20 contes by Maupassant.

Boule de Suif (French pronunciation: -[bul d- s-if]), translated variously as Dumpling, Butterball, Ball of Fat, or Ball of Lard, is a famous short story by the late 19th-century French writer Guy de Maupassant, first published on 15/16 April 1880. It is arguably his most famous short story and is the title story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, titled Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre (Dumpling and Other Stories of the War).