Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Mademoiselle Fifi - Guy de Maupassant - 116 / 365 of reading one short story every day.



Mademoiselle Fifi - Guy de Maupassant

During the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending superiors. When a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.


'Mademoiselle Fifi' is about a young French woman's bold defiance of a brutish Prussian soldier during the Franco-Prussian War. The story is not just the portrayal of bravery by a woman but also about social classes and the disparities still prevalent now.




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