Bel-Ami (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Guy de Maupassant
- First Published: 1885
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: c. 1885
- Setting: Paris and Cannes, France
- Principal Characters: Georges Duroy, Madeleine Forestier, Clotilde de Marelle, Charles Forestier, Monsieur Walter, Basile Walter, Suzanne Walter
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: France or French people, Nineteenth century, Paris, Adultery, Greed, Ambition, Newspapers, Reporting or reporters
- Locales: Paris, France, Cannes, France, Normandy, France
The Story:
Georges Duroy, a former soldier, had only three francs in his pocket when he met his brother officer, Charles Forestier, in Paris one evening. Forestier, an editor of the daily newspaper, La Vie Francaise, unhesitatingly lent Duroy money to buy suitable clothes and invited him to come to dinner the following evening to meet the owner of the paper. The Forestiers’ party was a success for Duroy. M. Walter hired him as a reporter to write a series of articles on his experiences in Algeria.
It was not easy for Duroy to adapt himself to his new job. His...
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