Tag Archives: Guy de Maupassant

Honore de Balzac, “Pere Goriot”

Posted on February 20, 2012 by carolwallace

Wouldn’t it be fun to know how many library books circulate without ever getting read? I haven’t had a library card in 25 years so I’m just getting used to the new freedom of choice that lets me bring books … Continue reading →

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Bel-Ami Alert: Rob Pattinson Seduces in a Top Hat

Posted on January 18, 2012 by carolwallace

As I’ve already made clear, I’m pretty eager to see the film version of Guy de Maupassant’s Bel-Ami. It’s a book I love (serial seduction in 1885 Paris!) and the casting is delicious, with Robert Pattinson as Georges Du Roy … Continue reading →

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Guy de Maupassant, “Bel-Ami”

Posted on August 18, 2011 by carolwallace

Bel-Ami has been a favorite of mine for some time, and I picked it up again recently because I’d heard about the film version starring Robert Pattinson. Be still, my heart! I’m not sure Pattinson is a fabulous actor but … Continue reading →

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Guy de Maupassant, “Alien Hearts”

Posted on March 31, 2010 by carolwallace

This is the last novel Maupassant published before his death of syphilis in 1893, at the age of 40. New York Review Books has given us a gorgeous little volume with a period photo of a Rodin clay maquette. Color … Continue reading →

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