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Waiter, a Bock!
Author:
Guy de Maupassant (43)
Reader: Narek Baghdasaryan (278)
Category:
Prose (465)
Short story (590)
French literature (45)
Age Recommendation: 16+
Paris, in the late nineteenth century. In a beer hall, the narrator unexpectedly meets a former schoolmate, once a handsome and privileged young man, now a neglected regular who spends his days drinking. As their conversation unfolds, the source of his lasting indifference to people and to his own future slowly emerges. The story explores childhood trauma, broken trust, family violence, and the quiet abandonment of a meaningful life.