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Mother Sauvage
2014
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3.67
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When her son is killed in action during the Frano-Prussian war, Mother Sauvage, wracked with grief, exacts revenge for her son’s death on the innocent young Prussian soldiers quartered with her. Guy de Maupassant’s moving “Mother Sauvage” is the haunting story of the tragic choice made by a grieving mother. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

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Author

Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant
Author · 165 books
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless dénouement. He also wrote six short novels. A number of his stories often denote the futility of war and the innocent civilians who get crushed in it - many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s.
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