Bel-Ami - 9780199553938

Maupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man making it to the top in fin-de-siecle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and power, set against the background of the politics of the French colonization of North Africa. This new translation is complemented by fullest introduction and notes of any edition.

• | By (Author): Guy De Maupassant
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 11, 2008
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 368 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199553939
• | ISBN-13: 9780199553938