Set in the French Belle �poque, this novel is a masterpiece of�fin-de-si癡cle aesthetics. The affable and talkative Monsieur de Bougrelon is a French expatriate living in Amsterdam, an old dandy who lies forgotten in the midst of a century�defined by�luxury and vices. Having become a mere puppet taking refuge among ghosts, he encourages two French travelers to stay in Amsterdam, serving as their tour guide to the foggy city and revealing to them a completely different reality than might first be apparent.
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Con�la Belle �poque francesa de trasfondo, esta novela es una obra magistral de la�est矇tica fin-de-si癡cle. El genial charlat獺n Monsieur de Bougrelon es un expatriado franc矇s viviendo en �msterdam, un viejo dandi olvidado en un siglo de lucro y�de vicios. Habi矇ndose convertido en un mero fantoche refugiado en medio de fantasmas,�alienta la estancia en �msterdam de dos viajeros franceses, sirvi矇ndoles de gu穩a a la ciudad nebulosa y revel獺ndoles una realidad completamente diferente de la que se ve a primera vista.
