{"product_id":"9780140443158","title":"Bel-ami","description":"Author: de Maupassant, Guy\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140443158\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 1976\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaupassant's story of a man whose ideals are corrupted by the world\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his friends as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which he lives - the sleazy colleagues, the manipulative mistresses and wily financiers - and swiftly learns to become an arch-seducer, blackmailer and social climber in a world where love is only a means to an end. Written when Maupassant was at the height of his powers, Bel-Ami is a novel of great frankness and cynicism, but it is also infused with the sheer joy of life - depicting the scenes and characters of Paris in the belle epoque with wit, sensitivity and humanity.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128393969822,"sku":"UBD-9780140443158","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780140443158.jpg?v=1786540174","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780140443158","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}