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Bola de sebo

Written by Guy de Maupassant

Narrated by Víctor Prieto

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Bola de Sebo es el título del cuento que encumbró a Guy de Maupassant. Su argumento se desarrolla durante la ocupación de Francia en la guerra franco-prusiana de 1875. Este relato se publicó por primera vez en1880. Está basado en los acontecimientos reales ocurridos a la modelo Adrienne Legay. Argumento: Una prostituta despreciada reparte su comida con los burgueses que la acompañan asqueados en un viaje. También le da a aquellos conciliadores burgueses una clase de patriotismo, cuando un oficial invasor detiene el coche y demanda los favores de la prostituta como condición para permitirles continuar el viaje. Viendo que sus vidas dependen de Bola de Sebo, los burgueses recurren a todo tipo de halagos. La prostituta finalmente se entrega al enemigo y éste permite que el carruaje siga su marcha. Como si nada hubiera sucedido, las señoras y señores burgueses recobran sus posturas distantes y llenan de reproches a la mujer vulgar y "pecadora". Renacido el desprecio, la pobre muchacha no tiene otro consuelo que sus propias lágrimas.
LanguageEspañol
Release dateJan 1, 2014
ISBN9788415677390
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Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant was a French writer and poet considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern short story whose best-known works include "Boule de Suif," "Mother Sauvage," and "The Necklace." De Maupassant was heavily influenced by his mother, a divorcée who raised her sons on her own, and whose own love of the written word inspired his passion for writing. While studying poetry in Rouen, de Maupassant made the acquaintance of Gustave Flaubert, who became a supporter and life-long influence for the author. De Maupassant died in 1893 after being committed to an asylum in Paris.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Ongenadige observatie van de kleine, schamele mens, de hypocrisie; toch ook mogelijkheid tot geluk!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Ongenadige observatie van de kleine, schamele mens, de hypocrisie; toch ook mogelijkheid tot geluk!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Often called his best work, Boule de Suif is also Maupassant's first published short story. In my collection, as in many others, it is grouped with several works about the Franco-Prussian War and the subsequent occupation of France.In this story, Maupassant first describes the changing atmosphere of a town that first sees the retreat of their own army and then the arrival of an occupying force. The townspeople's mood moves from fear and despair, to acceptance and practical business dealings. Some even befriend the young men. Then, Maupassant shows the emotional and ethical accommodations that a small group of disparate people undergo when in a stressful situation. One informs and reflects the other. Although I did not find this story as tight and polished as some of his others, the impact of this story is particularly poignant.Rouen has been occupied by the Prussians, and several wealthy citizens have procured much desired travel permits allowing them to leave for Le Havre, which is still in French hands. As the coach jounces along, the passengers eye one another and try to determine each other's social status. There are an upstart wine merchant and his wife, a well-established mill owner and his wife, a Comte and Comtesse, a politician, two nuns, and a woman of easy virtue, known as Boule de Suif (Ball of Fat or Dumpling). At first the passengers are careful to maintain their distances from one another based on social standing, but after many hours of travel beyond what they were expecting, they are ready and willing to take advantage of Boule de Suif's offer to share her generous feast, which she had the foresight to pack. Over chicken legs and bottles of claret, the group bonds and social distinctions cease to be the overriding concern. At the inn where they stop for the night, a Prussian officer makes a pass at Boule de Suif, who rebuffs him. Stung, the officer refuses to let the party continue their journey until she sleeps with him. A staunch patriot, she continues to refuse, while the others slide from outrage on her behalf to frustration that they are being held hostage to her denial. The story that unfolds is both sad and seemingly inevitable.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    A nice story, on an interesting idea, but Maupassant would go on and create much better things later. It was his first published work and I think it shows. There's nothing wrong technically, and the story has heart, but it feels a little like an academic exercise in writing a "good" short story at times.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    When I first read this terrific short story, years ago, I liked it very much but failed to see how elegantly economical it is -- a complete story, on a subject worth the time, yet without a word wasted. Highly recommended.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A mini-book containing one of Maupassant's most famous short stories. A collection of his stories was one of the set books for my French A-level, but it didn't include this one, doubtless because of its subject matter.Being sent as an added extra to Semioticghost. I hope you enjoy it!