| Father Goriot Contributor(s): Marriage, Ellen (Translator), Honor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1979406707 ISBN-13: 9781979406703 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.01 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.78 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Le Pere Goriot, Old Goriot or Father Goriot is an 1835 novel by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), included in the Scenes de la vie privee section of his novel sequence La Comedie humaine. The novel takes place during the Bourbon Restoration, which brought profound changes to French society; the struggle by individuals to secure a higher social status is a major theme in the book. The city of Paris also impresses itself on the characters - especially young Rastignac, who grew up in the provinces of southern France. Balzac analyzes, through Goriot and others, the nature of family and marriage, providing a pessimistic view of these institutions. |
