GUY DE MAUPASSANT
Bel Ami
Extent: 230 pages
Trim: 10.7 x 17.7 cm
ISBN: 9781967751334
Price: $18
The rise of a scoundrel. The anatomy of a world. In Bel-Ami, Guy de Maupassant delivers a razor-sharp portrait of a man who climbs the social ladder not by virtue, talent, or labor—but by charm, seduction, and sheer opportunism. Georges Du Roy begins with nothing: a handsome face, a military past, and the hunger to rise. What follows is a calculated ascent through the bedrooms and salons of Paris, each conquest a rung in his climb toward wealth and power.