I have first been introduced to Guy de Maupassant when I was 18 years old by my French tuition teacher. French was one of the main subjects I undertook for my Higher School Certificate and to be honest, I enjoyed it. Boule de Suif et les autres contes de la guerre  by Guy de Maupassant was one of  my favourites back then and still is. I believe that he was a Master of the short story form and he knew perfectly well how to emphasize on the themes such as war, the shallow values of the society and human villainy amongst many others in his works.  Whilst rummaging through my Husband's stuffs, I found the book of   Le Papa de Simon et autres nouvelles   by none other than Guy de Maupassant. I sat down to read it and between each stories, I had to take a small break to digest their contents. The vivid narration and description of the emotions is so intense that it requires you a while before you can continue reading. It took me back to my school days when I had ...