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Summary

"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.    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. Duroy achieves this by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy women. The novel is set in Paris among the upper-middle class environment of leading journalists and their friends."

Duration: about 8 hours (08:05:31)
Publishing date: 2024-10-31; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2024. Copyright Statment: —

• Classics
• Science Fiction & Fantasy
• Contemporary Fiction