02452cam a22003973u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324000210014824500220016926400510019130000470024233600260028933700260031533800360034150000310037750800340040852011960044253400560163865300310169465300300172565300390175565300270179465300250182165300540184665300620190070000300196285600430199299900190203570362UtSlPG20260610134627.0mcr n260607r20231955utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aMaupassant, Guy de,d1850-189310aBel-Ami. Finnish10aKaunis ystävä 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-03-24  aAnna Siren and Tapio Riikonen  a"Kaunis ystävä" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story primarily revolves around the main character, Georges Duroy, a former non-commissioned officer who struggles with poverty in Paris. The novel explores themes of ambition, seduction, and social climbing as Duroy navigates the complexities of desire and the pursuit of wealth.  At the start of the novel, we meet Georges Duroy as he leaves a restaurant with mere pocket change, contemplating his financial situation as summer heat weighs heavily on the city of Paris. Duroy's observations reveal his mix of ambition and desperation as he fantasizes about improving his circumstances, which leads him to think of the alluring women he encounters on his way. When he unexpectedly reunites with an old army companion, Forestier, their conversation transitions from casual pleasantries to a proposal that hints at a new opportunity in the world of journalism, thereby offering Duroy a potential escape from his monotonous life. The opening sets a tone of contrast between Duroy's current struggles and the sophisticated, vibrant world he aspires to enter. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cFinland: Kust.Oy Tammi, 1955  aConduct of life -- Fiction  aSocial classes -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aJournalists -- Fiction  aSeduction -- Fiction  aParis (France) -- History -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction  aFrance -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction1 aNuormaa, Arvi,d1895-195640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70362  c111088d111088