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Old Man Goriot (Penguin Classics) (original 1835; edition 2011)

by Honore de Balzac, Olivia McCannon (Translator), Graham Robb (Introduction)

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Father Goriot is one of French novelist Honore de Balzac's most important pieces of writing. Three lives intertwine in Paris: an old man, a criminal and a law student. The novel evokes an unstable period in France, when many were desperate to climb the social ladder into the upper classes, and it questions social institutions such as marriage. The city is an important presence in this work. Balzac was both praised and censured for his realistic portrayal of city life.… (more)

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Title:Old Man Goriot (Penguin Classics)
Authors:Honore de Balzac
Other authors:Olivia McCannon (Translator), Graham Robb (Introduction)
Info:Penguin Classics (2011), Paperback, 336 pages
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Old Goriot by Honoré de Balzac (Author) (1835)

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Le Père Goriot is an 1835 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in Paris in 1819, it follows the intertwined lives of three characters: the elderly doting Goriot, a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin and a naive law student named Eugène de Rastignac.
Originally published in serial form during the winter of 1834–1835, Le Père Goriot is widely considered Balzac's most important novel. It marks the first serious use by the author of characters who had appeared in other books, a technique that distinguishes Balzac's fiction. The novel is also noted as an example of his realist style, using minute details to create character and subtext.
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, and money.
No dust jacket as issued. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's red cloth over printed boards, gilt lettering on spine. Color Illustrations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.
  RedeemedRareBooks | Mar 24, 2024 |
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  AnkaraLibrary | Feb 23, 2024 |
novela del escritor francés Honoré de Balzac escrita en 1834 para la Revue de Paris y publicada en 1835 en forma de libro. Considerada una de las obras más importantes del autor, forma parte de las Escenas de la vida privada de la Comedia humana. En ella se analiza la naturaleza de la familia, el matrimonio, la estratificación y la corrupción en la sociedad parisina durante la Restauración francesa a partir del drama vivido por personajes como papá Goriot —el hombre que vive en la miseria y rechazado por sus hijas luego de haber sacrificado todo por ellas—, Eugène Rastignac —el joven cándido y ambicioso que aspira a formar parte de la alta sociedad—, los otros pensionistas en la casa Vauquer y damas de la alta sociedad como la señora de Bauseánt o las hijas de Goriot. ( )
  AmicanaLibrary | Feb 1, 2024 |
The book builds slowly to a heart wrenching finality. Is humanity such a comedie? Truly it is... but love and grace still thrive because they are so desperately needed and sought. ( )
  wvlibrarydude | Jan 14, 2024 |
I read it so close to Les Miserables that it felt like the same book. A father who loves his daughters more than life itself where the younger generation do not appreciate it. Sad and poignant. ( )
  mumoftheanimals | Sep 28, 2023 |
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Balzac, Honoré deAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Binni, LanfrancoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Boban, VjekoslavTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Brumbaugh, Robert S.secondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bulder, NicoIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Castex, Pierre-GeorgesIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Citron, PierreEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Crawford, Marian AytonTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Cucchi, MaurizioTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
De Marchi, CesareTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gallego Urrutia, María TeresaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Goudsmit, SamuelTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hans van PinxterenTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hessel, FranzTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hill, JamesCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jensen, BriktAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Krailsheimer, A.J.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
López Portaña, VicenteCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lopez Cardozo, J.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Mariage, EllenTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Maurois, AndréPrefacesecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
McCannon, OliviaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
McCannon, OliviaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Norum, TryggveTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Novák, ĽudovítTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Reed, HenryTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Robb, GrahamIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Roldanus jr., W.J.A.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Táti, MiécioTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wais, KurtAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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To the great and illustrious Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire as a tribute of admiration for his labors and his genius.
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Madame Vauquer (nee De Conflans) is an elderly person who for the past forty years has kept a lodging house in the Rue Neuve-Sainte-Genevieve, in the district that lies between the Latin Quarter and the Faubourg Saint-Marcel.
Madame Vauquer, née de Conflans, est une vieille femme qui, depuis quarante ans, tient à Paris une pension bourgeoise établie rue Neuve-Sainte-Geneviève, entre le quartier latin et le faubourg Saint-Marceau.
Madam Vauquer, formerly Mademoiselle de Conflans, is now an old woman.
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Father Goriot is one of French novelist Honore de Balzac's most important pieces of writing. Three lives intertwine in Paris: an old man, a criminal and a law student. The novel evokes an unstable period in France, when many were desperate to climb the social ladder into the upper classes, and it questions social institutions such as marriage. The city is an important presence in this work. Balzac was both praised and censured for his realistic portrayal of city life.

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