Guy de Maupassant's sharpness, brilliance and wit made him the most popular short-story writer of his day. In 'Mademoiselle Fifi', set during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, a loutish and destructive band of Prussian officers have taken over a beautiful French chateau. They call in some prostitutes to alleviate their boredom, but the evening goes badly wrong. In 'The Devil' a young peasant farmer, fretting over the expense of his elderly mother's imminent death, strikes a deal with an odious old ironing woman.
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Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893)
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