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Returning from three years of military service in Algeria, journalist Georges Duroy takes advantage of his mistresses to achieve success. He wields his charm with unscrupulous ambition, becoming one of the most powerful men in Paris. In his 1885 novel “Bel Ami,” Maupassant constructs a cynical portrait of human nature.
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Margaret Mauldon has previously translated Zola, L'Assommoir, Stendhal, The Charterhouse of Parma, Huysmans, Against Nature (winner of the 1999 Scott Moncrieff prize) and Constant, Adolphe for OWC. Robert Lethbridge has edited Zola's L'Assommoir and La Debacle for OWC and has written several books on Maupassant and Zola.
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Margaret Mauldon has previously translated Zola, L'Assommoir, Stendhal, The Charterhouse of Parma, Huysmans, Against Nature (winner of the 1999 Scott Moncrieff prize) and Constant, Adolphe for OWC. Robert Lethbridge has edited Zola's L'Assommoir and La Debacle for OWC and has written several books on Maupassant and Zola.
''Bel-Ami . . . deserves a superior place in the canon . . . This book is as piquant as any contemporary satire. Don't take my word for it. Read it yourself.'' --New Statesman
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- PublisherEmpire Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1619493853
- ISBN 13 9781619493858
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages174
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