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100 1 _aMaupassant, Guy de,
_d1850-1893
240 1 0 _aBel-Ami. Finnish
245 1 0 _aKaunis ystävä
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-03-24
508 _aAnna Siren and Tapio Riikonen
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cFinland: Kust.Oy Tammi, 1955
653 _aConduct of life -- Fiction
653 _aSocial classes -- Fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aJournalists -- Fiction
653 _aSeduction -- Fiction
653 _aParis (France) -- History -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction
653 _aFrance -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction
700 1 _aNuormaa, Arvi,
_d1895-1956
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70362
999 _c111088
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