L2L Boule de Suif

“Boule de Suif”

Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant is the grand master of the short story and a trenchant observer of humanity. His stories — many set during the Franco-Prussian War — have influenced the writers who followed him and have been the basis for several movies. Some have even used his life as a subject. This week, Leigh and P. T. review his masterpiece, “Boule de Suif” (“The Ball of Lard”).