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Violence
Some
Killing of a Prussian officer; wartime violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Prostitutes as characters; sexual humiliation depicted
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of occupation, humiliation, and a woman's violent self-defense
What this book is about
A collection of Maupassant's stories about the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The title story follows a group of Prussian officers who force French prostitutes to dinner; when the brutal Lieutenant von Eyrick humiliates a woman named Rachel, she kills him. Features war, violence against women, and frank sexuality. For adults.
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Violence and killing
Sexual humiliation
Prostitution
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