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Zadig
Zadig recounts the life of a wealthy Jewish prince who undergoes a series of trials and tribulations while seeking wisdom and virtue. Voltaire’s 18th-century novel employs a picaresque narrative structure, contrasting Zadig's experiences in ancient Babylon with the satirical observations of Parisian society. The story explores philosophical questions about fate, free will, and morality appealing t...
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Bel-Ami
Bel-Ami is an 1885 novel by French writer Guy de Maupassant about Georges Duroy, a former soldier who advances through Parisian society and journalism. Duroy relies on charm, manipulation, affairs, and advantageous relationships rather than professional merit. Through his rise, the novel examines the press, finance, politics, marriage, and social ambition in the French Third Republic. Its realist...
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