Bel-Ami

A charming seducer driven by his own greed. Georges Duroy aims high! After being discharged from the military, the cunning handsome man aspires to a life in the high society of Paris. He quickly becomes acquainted with the influential figures of the city and soon has them in his grasp. Within the world of women, he becomes as popular as he is notorious, and everyone calls him Bel Ami. However, Duroy is insatiable and pushes people out of his life as he pleases, until he seems to have achieved everything he has ever desired. Maupassant's socially critical novel has been said to draw parallels to the writer's own life. With his story of a ruthless climber, he struck a chord with the times, and Bel Ami became a worldwide success. Timeless, iconic, vibrant.