Bel Ami: Or, the History of a Scoundrel: A Novel by Guy de Maupassant

Bel Ami: Or, the History of a Scoundrel: A Novel

Guy de Maupassant

136 pages first pub 1885 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

This story chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power from a poor ex-NCO to one of the most successful men in Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses.

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