Bel Ami - Rilegato

De Maupassant, Henri Rene Guy

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ISBN 10: 1169272762 ISBN 13: 9781169272767

Casa editrice: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Riassunto

Returning from three years of military service in Algeria, journalist Georges Duroy takes advantage of his mistresses to achieve success. He wields his charm with unscrupulous ambition, becoming one of the most powerful men in Paris. In his 1885 novel “Bel Ami,” Maupassant constructs a cynical portrait of human nature.

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L'autore:

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant[1] (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents. A protégé of Flaubert, Maupassant's stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouement. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught in the conflict, emerge changed. He also wrote six novels.

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Why did his heart palpitate so wildly at the slightest sound? He began to reason philosophically on the possibility of being afraid. No, certainly he was not, since he was ready to fight. Still he felt so deeply moved that he wondered if one could be afraid in spite of oneself. What would happen if that state of things should exist? If he should tremble or lose his presence of mind?

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• Editore: Kessinger Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1169272762
• ISBN 13: 9781169272767
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 168