by Guy de Maupassant
Slurped from Travelling with my Nutty NUUTOpening: After changing his five-franc piece Georges Duroy left the restaurant. He twisted his mustache in military style and cast a rapid, sweeping glance upon the diners, among whom were three saleswomen, an untidy music-teacher of uncertain age, and two ...
This is a classic piece of literature. No doubt about it. As such, the copyright has expired and you can obtain a free copy in e-format through Project Gutenberg. So I did. Mostly because I had never read this book (wasn't required lit in school) and I needed to get a feel for the plot prior to watc...
For a novel published in 1885 and set in the Paris of that period, this novel has a remarkably modern feel. It's about sleazy journalism, corrupt politicians, sex, money and power. And through it all is the Bel-Ami of the title - Georges Duroy, who uses his liaisons with rich and / or powerful women...
Introduction--Bel-Ami
Introduction--Bel-Ami
Maupassant is an elegant writer (or else the translator is), and Bel-Ami reads beautifully. It's engaging, witty, and yes, Duroy is an absolute bastard, a vile, reprehensible, self-serving jerk of the type you simultaneously hate and respect for how much sheer skill he has at being the bastard that...
George Duroy... El villano mas bueno.Es primera vez q ganan los malos, sin duda... perturbador
The 3-star rating technically means I liked it. Well, actually I didn't exactly enjoy the subject (forget the writing style, I didn't depict anything spectacular, though I read some Maupassant in the past), but the plot in itself must have had something catchy since the book reads in basically no ti...
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