Bel-Ami
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Bel-Ami is a classic 1885 realist novel by Guy de Maupassant that follows the ruthless social and sexual ascent of an ambitious former soldier in Parisian society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bel-Ami canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Bel Ami (1939 film)
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Bel Ami (1955 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bel Ami (2012 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bel Ami (TV adaptations) ⓘ |
| author | Guy de Maupassant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
adultery
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political intrigue ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ satire of society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Parisian bourgeois society
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press and politics in 19th-century France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial publication ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | newspaper ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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psychological novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | antihero protagonist ⓘ |
| hasEnding | protagonist achieves high social status ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered one of Maupassant's major novels ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Georges Duroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Charles Forestier
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Clotilde de Marelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Madame Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ Madeleine Forestier NERFINISHED ⓘ Monsieur Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Bel-Ami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistFullName | Georges Duroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistNickname | Bel-Ami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
former soldier
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journalist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| publisherCountryOfFirstEdition | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption
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journalism ⓘ morality ⓘ power and influence ⓘ sexual ambition ⓘ social climbing ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | nickname of the protagonist ⓘ |
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