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Bel Ami, or the History of a Scoundrel by Guy Maupassant

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Bel Ami, or the History of a Scoundrel

Author
Guy Maupassant
Narrator
Logan Allen
Publisher
Manifold Media LLC
Publish Date
31 October 2024
Run Time
8 hours 5 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Classic fiction: general and literary, Fiction: general and literary
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"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."

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Author
Guy Maupassant
Narrator
Logan Allen
Duration
8 hours 5 minutes
Release Date
31 October 2024
ISBN
0782376063147
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Manifold Media LLC
Genre
Classic fiction: general and literary, Fiction: general and literary

Synopsis

"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."

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