Bel-Ami
Sign in to saveBel-Ami (, "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.
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- Author
- Guy de Maupassant
- First published
- 1893
- Editions
- 138
- Subjects
- Translations from French, Fiction in English, Translations into English, Fiction, French literature, Translations into Yiddish, Classic Literature, French fiction
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Key facts
- Book.author
- Guy de Maupassant
- Book.illustrator
- Ferdinand Bac
- Book.country
- France
- Book.language
- French
- Book.genre
- Literary realism
- Book.publisher
- Paul Ollendorff
- Book.release_date
- 1885
- Book.english_release_date
- 1903
- Book.pages
- 394
- Book.dewey
- 843.8
- Book.congress
- PZ3 .M445
- Book.native_wikisource
- Bel-Ami
- Book.name
- Bel-Ami
- Book.title_orig
- Bel-Ami
- Book.image
- Bel-Ami.jpg
- Book.wikisource
- Bel Ami
- Book.orig_lang_code
- fr
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Guy de Maupassant
- Genre
- bildungsroman
- Country of origin
- France
- Followed by
- Mont-Oriol
- Follows
- Une Vie
- Movement
- literary realism
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Image
- Couverture de Bel-ami, éditions Flammarion.jpg
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- publication date
- 1885-00-00
- title
- Bel-Ami
- inception
- 1885-00-00
- language of work or name
- French
- copyright status
- public domain
- form of creative work
- novel
- Commons category
- Bel-Ami
- different from
- Bel Ami
- illustrator
- Ferdinand Bac
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Bel-Ami (, "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, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy women.
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