Bel Ami, or The History of a Scoundrel
Guy De Maupassant
“He had faith in his good fortune, in that power of attraction which he felt within him - a power so irresistible that all women yielded to it.”
Though firmly set in 1880s Paris, Maupassant's gripping story of an amoral journalist on the make could, with only slight modifications of detail, be updated to the 1960s, to the Reagan-Thatcher years, or maybe to the present day. Anti-hero Georges Duroy is a down-at-heel ex-soldier of no particular talent. Good-looking but somewhat lacking in self-confidence, he discovers an ability to control and exploit women - whereupon his career in journalism takes off, fuelled by the corruption of colleagues and government arrivistes. He may be a provincial Don Juan, but he is neither accident-prone nor heading for a fall...
A Hollywood screen adaptation is in preparation at the time of recording.(Summary by Martin Geeson)
Author - Guy de Maupassant.
Narrator - LibriVox Community.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
“He had faith in his good fortune, in that power of attraction which he felt within him - a power so irresistible that all women yielded to it.” Though firmly set in 1880s Paris, Maupassant's gripping story of an amoral journalist on the make could, with only slight modifications of detail, be updated to the 1960s, to the Reagan-Thatcher years, or maybe to the present day. Anti-hero Georges Duroy is a down-at-heel ex-soldier of no particular talent. Good-looking but somewhat lacking in self-confidence, he discovers an ability to control and exploit women - whereupon his career in journalism takes off, fuelled by the corruption of colleagues and government arrivistes. He may be a provincial Don Juan, but he is neither accident-prone nor heading for a fall... A Hollywood screen adaptation is in preparation at the time of recording.(Summary by Martin Geeson) Author - Guy de Maupassant. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
Duration:00:14:29
Chapter 8
Duration:00:16:04
Chapter 9
Duration:00:21:23
Chapter 10
Duration:00:25:34
Chapter 11
Duration:00:36:33
Chapter 12
Duration:00:17:47
Chapter 13
Duration:00:19:24
Chapter 14
Duration:00:14:11
Chapter 15
Duration:00:14:51
Chapter 16
Duration:00:16:53
Chapter 17
Duration:00:21:36
Chapter 18
Duration:00:22:14
Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
Duration:00:23:33
Chapter 21
Duration:00:18:05
Chapter 22
Duration:00:17:49
Chapter 23
Duration:00:18:31
Chapter 24
Duration:00:10:36
Chapter 25
Duration:00:08:07