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Bel-Ami / Guy de Maupassant ; translated from the French by Ernest Boyd

By:

Maupassant, Guy de, , 1850-1893

Contributor(s):

Boyd, Ernest

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Vintage Classics , 2010, c1923.Edition: 1st Vintage Classics edDescription: 357 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780307740885

Uniform titles:

Bel-Ami . English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

FIC MAU

LOC classification:

PQ2349.B3 E5 2010

Summary: A classic novel of seduction, intrigue, and ruthless social climbing in belle époque Paris. Georges Duroy is a down-and-out journalist from a humble background who engineers a stunning rise to the top of Parisian society through his relationships with influential and wealthy women. Making the most of his charm and good looks (his admirers nickname him "Bel Ami"), Duroy exploits the weaknesses of others to his own advantage and, in the process, betraying the woman who has most selflessly supported him. Bel Ami is not only a vivid portrait of a glamorously corrupt and long-vanished Paris, but also a strikingly modern exposé of the destructiveness of unconstrained ambition, sex, and power.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC MAU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		051464

A classic novel of seduction, intrigue, and ruthless social climbing in belle époque Paris. Georges Duroy is a down-and-out journalist from a humble background who engineers a stunning rise to the top of Parisian society through his relationships with influential and wealthy women. Making the most of his charm and good looks (his admirers nickname him "Bel Ami"), Duroy exploits the weaknesses of others to his own advantage and, in the process, betraying the woman who has most selflessly supported him. Bel Ami is not only a vivid portrait of a glamorously corrupt and long-vanished Paris, but also a strikingly modern exposé of the destructiveness of unconstrained ambition, sex, and power.

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