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Loading... A Murky Business (1841)by Honoré de Balzac
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 8434582996 Intricate plot that revolves around opposition to Napoleon, not necessarily emigré and Royalist, but from true republican ministers who are alarmed at Bonapartist imperial ambitions and the risks they involve. A superbly crafted historical novel. Some familiarity with French revolutionary history helps. This link might help with decoding the plot: https://balzacbooks.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/the-gondreville-mystery-by-honore-d... A knowledge of French history of the revolutionary and post-revolutonary period is needed to comprehend this book. I struggled despite an excellent introduction by Alain. I only managed to read the first 20 or so pages. Balzac's description are wonderful in their detail leading from the general to the particular. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesThe Human Comedy (Études de Moeurs - Scènes de la vie parisienne / politique IV | 55) Studies of Manners (57-58) Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inThe Chouans, a Paddion in the Desert, the Gondreville Mystery, The Muse of the Department by Honoré de Balzac Die Menschliche Komödie IX : Sittenstudien : Szenen aus dem Pariser Leben, Szenen aus dem politischen Leben, Szenen aus dem Soldatenleben by Honoré de Balzac
Step back in history through the eyes of one of the masters of European realism. This keenly observed and utterly absorbing account of the period after Napoleon Bonaparte fell from power in nineteenth-century France is both an interesting historical document and an engrossing mystery. No library descriptions found. |
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