Author: Guy de MaupassantPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0140443150
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
"We fancied each other and that's that. Now it's over." Georges Duroy (the protagonist of
Bel-Ami
Author: Guy de MaupassantPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191605875
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
'His rise testifies to the decline of a whole society.' Jean-Paul Sartre Maupassant's second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened 'Bel-Ami' by his female admirers) making it to the top in fin-de-siècle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and power, set against the background of the politics of the French colonization of North Africa. It explores the dynamics of an urban society uncomfortably close to our own and is a devastating satire of the sleaziness of contemporary journalism. Bel-Ami enjoys the status of an authentic record of the apotheosis of bourgeois capitalism under the Third Republic. But the creative tension between its analysis of modern behaviour and its identifiably late nineteenth-century fabric is one of the reasons why Bel-Ami remains one of the finest French novels of its time, as well as being recognized as Maupassant's greatest achievement as a novelist. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Bel-ami
Author: Guy MaupassantPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141904844
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
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.
Bel Ami
Author: Henri Rene Guy de MaupassantPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625583478
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
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.
Author: Maupassant, Guy deBel-Ami Illustrated
Author: Guy de MaupassantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
After changing his five-franc piece Georges Duroy left the restaurant. He twisted his mustache in military style and cast a rapid, sweeping glance upon the diners, among whom were three saleswomen, an untidy music-teacher of uncertain age, and two women with their husbands.
The Boys of Bel Ami
Author: Howard RoffmanPublisher: Bruno Gmuender GMBH
ISBN: 9783861874775
Category : Gay men
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Two of the most famous names in homoeroticism - the Bel Ami boys and Howard Roffman - came together for this new classic in male photographic art. These are black-and-white images of the boys of Bel Ami, in a smaller and more manageable format than the original hardcover.
Maybe, My Love
Author: Publisher: Bruno Gmunder
ISBN: 9783867876315
Category : Gay erotic photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hot Dreams... Hot days on beautiful locations in South Africatogether with the boys of Bel Ami at the beach, the hacienda, or the luxury mansion at the ocean. Its something many of us dream about. And Benno Thoma has photographed it for us.
Private Moments
Author: Howard RoffmanPublisher: Bruno Gmuender GMBH
ISBN: 9783867871617
Category : Gay men
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An icon in male nude photography, Howard Roffman now ventures into new territory by shooting his subjects - the boys of Bel Ami - in full colour. Readers who previously believed that Roffman's strength was based on the reduction of colours will be surprised and delighted to discover this new dimension to his work.
Bel Ami's Secret Eye
Author: Robo MeloPublisher: Bruno Gmuender
ISBN: 9783867874274
Category : Gay erotic photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The boys of Bel Ami are used to being in front of the camera - whether it's for a movie shoot or a photo session. And even behind the scenes they are never really unwatched. There's Robo Melo, for instance, who is Bel Ami's video editor and who works close enough with the guys to take pictures of them even in their most private moments. His photos are snapshots in Polaroid style - unvarnished and never posed. With a fine feeling for just the right moment, he created a visual diary of his everyday life with some of Europe's hottest porn stars.
