Dear friend. Maupassant G. de

“Love is the only joy in life, but we ourselves often spoil it, making too big demands”...

However, Georges Durua, the main character of the novel “Dear Friend” Gi de Maupasan - There are completely different views on some romance there: for him love is, of course, not a real feeling, only his imitation is only a fee for the material embodiment of those very “big requirements”. The former military and unscrupulous journalist, using deception, seductive appearance and the connection of his married lovers, quickly achieves success in high society, as “sweet” as he himself... ambitious gigolo, soulless cynic, which is used to getting earthly blessings from female hands, became one of the symbols of his time and immortalized the name of his author in the history of world culture.