Dear Friend – Guy de Maupassant (Ukrainian Hardcover)

Dear Friend (Любий друг) by Guy de Maupassant is a timeless literary masterpiece that unpacks the intoxicating interplay of ambition, charm, and moral decay. The novel follows Georges Durois—a handsome, ambitious journalist whose extraordinary ability to enchant women propels him into Parisian high society. Fueled by charm and cunning, Durois exploits his relationships, becoming both a beloved companion and a manipulative opportunist.

This Ukrainian translation, rendered by Valerian Pidmohylny—one of the most distinguished voices of the “Executed Renaissance”—captures the novel’s razor-sharp irony and emotional intensity. Prefaced by Dr. Olena Pisarevska, professor of French language at both Poitiers University and Ivan Franko National University, the edition contextualizes Maupassant’s critique of bourgeois society with eloquence and depth. The story pulsates with cynical insights yet brims with the raw vitality of 19th-century Paris, making it endlessly compelling.