{"product_id":"9780140443158-secondhand-bel-ami","title":"Bel-ami","description":"Maupassant's story of a man whose ideals are corrupted by the world\n\nYoung, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his friends 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.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48584474525915,"sku":"9780140443158-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2783caf7-89fb-4837-92f7-ca693dc338f6.jpg?v=1775840581","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780140443158-secondhand-bel-ami","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}