{"product_id":"2940158868702","title":"Guy de Maupassant Notre Coeur","description":"\"It amused her so much to feel them gradually conquered, dominated by her invincible power as a woman, to become for them the Unique, and Sovereign Idol!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuy De Maupassant, protégé of Gustave Flaubert, is considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and a master novelist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last novel written by Maupassant before he fell into madness and died three years later in 1893, Notre Coeur is a rich and innovative study of love and mortification.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf men often abuse women, Notre Coeur is the tale of a man who is tortured by a woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung André Mariolle is introduced by his friend and musician Massival to the beautiful and coquettish Michelle de Burne. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadame de Burne is a young widow, narcissistic and manipulative, who aspires only to be loved and admired, an activity she lives as a game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndré promptly falls head over heels in love with Michelle--an all-consuming tortured and devouring passion without bounds--until his heart and soul are broken. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGUY de MAUPASSANT (1850–1893) is generally considered to be among the very finest French writers. He is the author of Deux Amis, Mother Savage, Mademoiselle Fifi, Bel-Ami, Le Horla, and numerous other novels and short stories.","brand":"Griffin Classic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300727865584,"sku":"2940158868702","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158868702_p0.jpg?v=1764129602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158868702","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}