Mont-Oriol
novel by Maupassant
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Mont-Oriol is a novel by Guy de Maupassant, published in 1887. The story is set in a fashionable watering place and focuses on the financing of such establishments. It explores themes common in Maupassant's work, such as ambition, desire, and the often ironic and cruel twists of fate that affect individuals from various social classes. The novel is part of Maupassant's extensive body of realistic fiction, which often depicts characters driven by material desires and sensual appetites, presenting them as victims of circumstance.1
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