Rachel rings the city bells after stabbing an abusive German soldier in this author's short story "Mademoiselle Fifi."
In one novel by this author, a lawyer learns about his mother Louise's infidelity and his brother's illegitimate status when Léon Maréchal bequeaths his entire inheritance to one of the title characters. Rachel rings the city bells after stabbing an abusive German soldier in this author's short story "Mademoiselle Fifi." This author of Pierre et Jean wrote about a Prussian officer who detains a group of travelers until the title prostitute agrees to sleep with him, and in another of his works, Mathilde Loisel spends years trying to replace a lost piece of jewelry belonging to Madame Forestier she reveals to have been fake. For 10 points, name this French author of "Ball of Fat" and "The Necklace."
In one novel by this author, a lawyer learns about his mother Louise's infidelity and his brother's illegitimate status when Léon Maréchal bequeaths his entire inheritance to one of the title characters.
Guy de Maupassant