{"title":"Guy De Maupassant","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"bel-ami-by-guy-de-maupassant-9780307740885","title":"Bel Ami","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBel Ami\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGeorges Duroy is a down-and-out journalist from a humble background who engineers a stunning rise to the top of Parisian society through his relationships with influential and wealthy women. Making the most of his charm and good looks (his admirers nickname him “Bel Ami”), Duroy exploits the weaknesses of others to his own advantage—in the process betraying the woman who has most selflessly supported him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1885, \u003ci\u003eBel Ami\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a vivid portrait of a glamorously corrupt and long-vanished Paris, but also a strikingly modern exposé of the destructiveness of unconstrained ambition, sex, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the French by Ernest Boyd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647895945452,"sku":"9780307740885","price":58.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780307740885-bel-ami.jpg?v=1779243379"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/guy-de-maupassant-1.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}