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When an old family friend dies, leaving a large legacy to Jean, his older brother, Pierre, and his parents react with confusion, envy, and bitterness as the family is torn apart

Young, 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.

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Georges Duroy, un giovane bello e ambizioso, va a Parigi dalla provincia in cerca di fortuna. L'amico Charles riesce a farlo entrare nella redazione di un giornale. Il successo con le donne lo aiuta a far carriera e, diventato Bel Ami, sfrutta questo suo fascino. Morto Charles, ne sposa la vedova dalla quale ottiene la metà di una ricca eredità. Poi cerca di conquistare Suzanne, la figlia sedicenne del proprietario del suo giornale. Divorzia dalla moglie, rapisce Suzanne e costringe il padre a dargliela in moglie. La madre della ragazza, anch'essa perdutamente innamorata di Bel Ami, impazzisce peṛ di dolore.

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