Mademoiselle Fifi by Guy de Maupassant
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"Mademoiselle Fifi" by Guy de Maupassant is a short story published in 1882. Set during the Franco-Prussian War, the story unfolds in a Norman chateau occupied by bored Prussian officers. To break their monotony, they host a raucous dinner party with local prostitutes. When the arrogant sub-lieutenant known as "Mademoiselle Fifi" makes one provocation too many, a Jewish prostitute named Rachel takes a dramatic stand that transforms her into an unlikely symbol
of resistance against the German occupation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 |
|---|---|
| Title | Mademoiselle Fifi |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mademoiselle_Fifi_(short_story) |
| Contents | Mademoiselle Fifi -- Boule de Suif. |
| Credits | Typed by Brett Fishburne Proofed by Reina Hosier and Kestrel |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Short stories, French -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4788 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 410 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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