Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man): The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 6: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man): The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 6: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man): The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 6 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Maupassant, Guy de (1850–1893).
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"Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man)" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel published in 1885. It follows Georges Duroy, a poor former soldier, as he manipulates his way through Parisian high society by seducing powerful and wealthy women. Using charm and ruthless ambition, Duroy transforms from a struggling clerk into a successful journalist and social climber. The story exposes the corruption of the press and upper classes while chronicling one man's calculated ascent to power through affairs, marriages, and betrayals in nineteenth-century France.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man): The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 6
- Author credits: Maupassant, Guy de (1850–1893)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Conduct of life -- Fiction
- France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction
- Journalists -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Paris (France) -- History -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction
- Seduction -- Fiction
- Social classes -- Fiction
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- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
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