Mother Sauvage

by Guy de Maupassant

Genres: Short Stories

Synopsis

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.

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Release date: April 29, 2014

Publisher: HarperPerennial Classics

Print pages: 25