"Boule de Suif" (translated variously as "Dumpling", "Butterball", "Ball of Fat" or "Ball of Lard") is a famous short Story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant .
The Story is set in the Franco-Prussian War and follows a group of French residents of Rou.
It is arguably his most famous short Story and is the title Story for his collection on the Franco-Prussian War, entitled "Boule de Suif et Autres Contes de la Guerre" ("Dumpling and Other Stories of the War"). "Boule de Suif" (translated variously as "Dumpling", "Butterball", "Ball of Fat" or "Ball of Lard") is a famous short Story by the late-19th century French writer Guy de Maupassant