Bel Ami the History of a Scoundrel: A Classic French Novel of Ambition, Corruption, and Desire - Hardcover

by Henri Rene Guy de Maupassant (Author)

The story chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power from a poor ex-NCO to one of the most successful men in Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses.