{"product_id":"9781518383823","title":"Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) : The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 6","description":"\u003cb\u003eHenri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer who’s considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form’s best at that.\u003c\/b\u003e A protégé of \u003cb\u003eFlaubert\u003c\/b\u003e, Maupassant’s stories are economical and efficient, with not a single word wasted. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught in the conflict, emerge changed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlthough he’s best known for his short stories, Maupassant also wrote six novels, including \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBel-Ami\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, which chronicles journalist Georges Duroy’s corrupt rise to power by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses.\u003c\/b\u003e In 2011, Bel Ami headed to the big screen, transformed into a movie starring Robert Pattinson and Uma Thurman. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yurita Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300865065200,"sku":"9781518383823","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781518383823_p0.jpg?v=1763728196","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781518383823","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}