Reflects the author's diversity, with stories that vary in theme and tone, and range from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. This book includes the tale Boule de Suife which exposes the brutality and hypocrisy of war. It contains stories that are linked by irony and the frailty of human nature. This collection reflects Maupassant's remarkable diversity, with stories that vary in theme and tone, and range from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. Boule de Suife, his most famous tale exposes the brutality and hypocrisy of war. His stories are linked by irony and the frailty of human nature.