by Guy de Maupassant · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484509684
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«Bola de sebo» is the short story by Guy de Maupassant, published by Debolsillo in paperback (94 pages, in Spanish).
Set in France during the Franco-Prussian War, the story follows a group of travelers fleeing Rouen by stagecoach. The generosity of a woman nicknamed Bola de Sebo, scorned by her companions, contrasts with the hypocrisy and selfishness of those around her.
It belongs to the Relatos collection (no. 50) from Debolsillo, in a 2002 edition; translated by Ana Becciu, with the original French title Boule de suif.
It is a common school reading for those approaching French classics and the short story.
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a 19th-century French author, celebrated as a master of the short story and associated with the naturalist literary school of thought, depicting human lives, destinies, and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.
