Bel Ami, written at the height of Guy de Maupassant’s powers, is a classic novel of seduction, intrigue, and ruthless social climbing in belle époque Paris.
I red it in french at first so it feels really easy to read
Bjarte Nielsenделится впечатлением8 лет назад
🚀Unputdownable
Georges is insaaatiable
Mahnoor Aamer Darделится впечатлением9 лет назад
👍Worth reading
Цитаты
Khatia Apledizeцитирует9 лет назад
In a kingdom of blind men the blind are kings.
b8212307810цитирует8 дней назад
But when you are once a riding-master all will be over. You might as well be a butler in a house to which all Paris comes to dine. When you have given riding lessons to men of the world or to their sons, they will no longer consider you their equal."
Chloeцитирует3 месяца назад
rudely jostled the people upon the streets in order to clear a path for himself. He appeared to be hostile to the passers-by, and even to the houses, the entire city