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Bel-Ami
BelAmi
Author: Guy de Maupassant, Margaret Mauldon (Translator)
Maupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened "Bel-Ami" by his female admirers) making it to the top in fin-de-siecle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and power, set against the background of the politics of the French colonization of North Africa. It exp...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199553938
ISBN-10: 0199553939
Publication Date: 10/15/2008
Pages: 368
Edition: New Ed. /
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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Enjoyed this book very much. The characters were very intense and the author did an excellent job of describing the locale and gave the readers an experience of being right there. Am looking forward to the screen version.


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