Bel Ami, or, The History of a Scoundrel
By Guy De Maupassant
Length5h 55m
About this audiobook
The novel is set in Paris in the upper-middle class environment of the leading journalists of the newspaper La Vie Française and their friends. It tells the story of Georges Duroy, who has spent three years in military service in Algeria. After working for six months as a clerk in Paris, an encounter with his former comrade, Forestier, enables him to start a career as a journalist. From a reporter of minor events and soft news, he gradually climbs his way up to chief editor. Duroy initially owes his success to Forestier's wife, Madeleine, who helps him write his first articles and, when he later starts writing lead articles, she adds an edge and poignancy to them. At the same time, she uses her connections among leading politicians to provide him with behind the scenes information which allows him to become actively involved in politics. Duroy is also introduced to many politicians in Madame Forestier's drawing-room. Duroy becomes the lover of Forestiers' friend Mme de Marelle, another influential woman. Duroy later tries to seduce Madeleine Forestier to get even with her husband, but she repulses Duroy's sexual advances and offers that they become true friends without ulterior motives.
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GenreRomance, Literary Classics
Length5 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 10, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I.
10CHAPTER X.
2CHAPTER II.
11CHAPTER XI.
3CHAPTER III.
12CHAPTER XII.
4CHAPTER IV.
13CHAPTER XIII.
5CHAPTER V.
14CHAPTER XIV.
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6CHAPTER VI.
15CHAPTER XV.
7CHAPTER VII.
16CHAPTER XVI.
8CHAPTER VIII.
17CHAPTER XVII.
9CHAPTER IX.
18CHAPTER XVIII.
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