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Bel-Ami
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Here's to scalawags; I loved this tale of triumph about an absolute bastard who quickly understands how the world works. I thought at times that Bel-Ami was an almost self-conscious pastiche of sorts, including the better bits from previous hallmark novels of Parisian decadence. Apparently, such wasn't exclusively the case. The novel remains an incredible joy, a vibrant pulse of narrative curiosity and folly.
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Sep 16, 2011 11:44AM
One of the postulates of Balzac is that status or fortune may appear to an unwary observer to be closed endeavors, but entrance to such in those bourgeoisie in those fortuitous times, as opposed to an aristocracy, is quite possible. Confidence is the game at hand, in both major and minor senses of the term. Couple that premise with the rapid industrialization of the Third Republic and the field was open
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What would you recommend for a first read of de Maupassant?
The stories are sublime and editions of such plentiful.
Thanks for the review, Jonfaith.I have this M novel on my list. Love his stories - what a fantastic writer.
