{"product_id":"bel-ami-a-new-translation-paperback","title":"Bel-Ami: A New Translation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiam Ferousse\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGuy de Maupassant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne handsome face. One ruthless ambition. One corrupt city where everything-and everyone-is for sale.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorges Duroy arrives in Paris with nothing but his military bearing, his good looks, and an insatiable hunger for success. Within months, he discovers that in the glittering world of Belle Époque journalism, the fastest path to power runs through the bedrooms of influential women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his first awkward newspaper article to the pinnacle of Parisian society, Duroy's ascent is swift, calculated, and utterly shameless. He seduces wives, manipulates mistresses, and exploits every connection-all while the city's most powerful men remain oblivious to the charming predator in their midst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1885, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBel-Ami\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eshocked readers with its unflinching portrait of a world where morality bends to ambition, where the press shapes politics, and where a man's success depends less on talent than on knowing which woman to seduce next. Maupassant's cold-eyed masterpiece remains one of literature's most devastating dissections of power, corruption, and the mechanics of social climbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition presents the novel in clear, modern English that preserves Maupassant's elegant prose and razor-sharp observations-allowing contemporary readers to experience the full force of this timeless critique of ambition unbound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67992162304254,"sku":"9798310075573","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/7KA2eDdHHv9798310075573.webp?v=1793929862","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/bel-ami-a-new-translation-paperback","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}