Bel-Ami
1885 novel by Guy de Maupassant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1885 French novel. For other uses, see Bel Ami (disambiguation).
Bel-Ami ([bɛlami], "Dear Friend") is the second novel by French author Guy de Maupassant, published in 1885; an English translation titled Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel: A Novel first appeared in 1903.
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Author | Guy de Maupassant |
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Original title | Bel-Ami |
Illustrator | Ferdinand Bac |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Genre | Literary realism |
Publisher | Paul Ollendorff |
Publication date | 1885 |
Published in English | 1903 |
Pages | 394 |
843.8 | |
LC Class | PZ3 .M445 |
Original text | Bel-Ami at French Wikisource |
Translation | Bel-Ami at Wikisource |
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The story chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power from a poor former cavalry NCO in France's African colonies, to one of the most successful men in Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy women.