{"product_id":"bel-ami-guy-maupassant-9780140443158","title":"Bel-ami","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaupassant's story of a man whose ideals are corrupted by the world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYoung, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guy Maupassant","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48701388423411,"sku":"9780140443158","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780140443158.jpg?v=1773947126","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/bel-ami-guy-maupassant-9780140443158","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}