Bel-Ami-漂亮朋友

作者：Maupassant Guy de

书名：Bel-Ami《漂亮朋友》

中文简介：Bel-Ami《漂亮朋友》这部小说的故事发生在巴黎，退伍军人乔治·杜洛瓦曾在阿尔及利亚服役三年，经友人福雷斯蒂尔介绍成为《法兰西生活报》记者，逐渐升为主编。杜洛瓦最初的成功得益于福雷斯蒂尔太太的帮助，她与政要之间的关系，为他提供幕后的信息，使他积极参与政治。杜洛瓦成为福雷斯蒂尔的朋友，另一个有影响力的女人马莱勒太太的情人。杜洛瓦后企图引诱福雷斯蒂尔太太，福雷斯蒂尔因肺病去世，杜洛瓦说服福雷斯蒂尔太太嫁给他。后来他勾搭了报社老板洼勒兑尔的太太，离婚后迎娶报馆老板的女儿，迈入上流社会。

英文简介： Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his admirers as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which he lives - the sleazy colleagues, the manipulative mistresses, and wily financiers - and swiftly learns to become an arch-seducer, blackmailer and social climber in a world where love is only a means to an end. Written when Maupassant was at the height of his powers, "Bel-Ami" is a novel of great frankness and cynicism, but it is also infused with the sheer joy of life - depicting the scenes and characters of Paris in the belle epoque with wit, sensitivity, and humanity. Douglas Parmee's translation captures all the vigour and vitality of Maupassant's novel. His introduction explores the similarities between Bel-Ami and Maupassant himself and demonstrates the skill with which the author depicts his large cast of characters and the French society of the Third Republic.