Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893

Mlle Fifi: Nouveaux Contes Mademoiselle Fifi: nouveaux contes - 1 online resource : multiple file formats

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mademoiselle_Fifi_(short_story) Release date is 2004-03-01

Mademoiselle Fifi -- Madame Baptiste -- La rouille -- Marroca -- La buche -- La relique -- Le lit -- Fou? -- Réveil -- Une ruse -- A cheval -- Un réveillon -- Mots d'amour -- Une aventure parisienne -- Deux amis -- Le voleur -- Nuit de Noël -- Le remplaçant.

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"Mlle Fifi: Nouveaux Contes" by Guy de Maupassant is a short story collection published in 1882. Set during the Franco-Prussian War in occupied Normandy, the title story follows bored Prussian officers quartered in a French chateau. When they invite local prostitutes to a dinner party, tensions escalate between the arrogant young officer called "Mademoiselle Fifi" and a Jewish prostitute named Rachel. Their confrontation leads to violence and an act of defiance that resonates beyond a single evening, exploring themes of national pride, class barriers, and resistance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century

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