The Peasantry
by Honoré de Balzac
Scenes from Country Life (1), Studies of Manners (63), The Human Comedy (Vol. 18 | 84)
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French writer Honore de Balzac had many unique strengths, and chief among them is his ability to limn and illuminate subtle differences between social classes. In this pastoral novel, Balzac explores the virtues and follies of country life through the eyes of Emile Blondet, a journalist who was born and raised in the provinces, works in Paris, and has returned to the countryside of his youth for a much-needed vacation..
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Borgjezët dhe qeveria, të gjitha janë një! Çfarë do të bëheshin po të ishim të gjithë të pasur? A do të lëronim arat tona, a do të korrnim?
- Comment, depuis trente ans que le père Rigou vous suce la moelle de vos os, vous n'avez pas core vu que les bourgeois seront pires que les seigneurs ?... Les bourgeois et le gouvernement, c'est tout un ! Quéqu'ils de-viendraient si nous étions tous riches ?... Laboureraient-ils leurs champs, feraient-ils la moisson ? Il leur faut des malheureux !...
- Faut tout de même chasser avec eux, répondit Tonsard, puisqu'ils veulent allotir les grandes terres... Et après, nous nous retournerons contre les Rigou...
- Vous avez raison, répondit Fourchon. Comme dit le père Niseron, qu'est resté républicain après tout le monde, le Peuple a la vie dure, il ne meurt pas, il a le temps pour lui !...
- Faut tout de même chasser avec eux, répondit Tonsard, puisqu'ils veulent allotir les grandes terres... Et après, nous nous retournerons contre les Rigou...
- Vous avez raison, répondit Fourchon. Comme dit le père Niseron, qu'est resté républicain après tout le monde, le Peuple a la vie dure, il ne meurt pas, il a le temps pour lui !...
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Born on May 20, 1799, Honore de Balzac is considered one of the greatest French writers of all time. Balzac studied in Paris and worked as a law clerk while pursuing an unsuccessful career as an author. He soon accumulated enormous debts that haunted him most of his life. A prolific writer, Balzac would often write for 14 to-16 hours at a time. show more His writing is marked by realistic portrayals of ordinary, but exaggerated characters and intricate detail. In 1834, Balzac began organizing his works into a collection called The Human Comedy, an attempt to group his novels to present a complete social history of France. Characters in this project reappeared throughout various volumes, which ultimately consisted of approximately 90 works. Some of his works include Cesar Birotteau, Le Cousin Pons, Seraphita, and Le Cousine Bette. Balzac wed his lifelong love, Eveline Hanska in March 1850 although he was gravely ill at the time. Balzac died in August of that year. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Scenes from Country Life
4 works (1)
Studies of Manners
60 works (63)
The Human Comedy
86 works (Vol. 18 | 84)
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- Canonical title
- The Peasantry
- Original title
- Les Paysans
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- The Peasantry
- Original publication date
- 1855
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
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- PQ2167 .P2 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Modern literature 19th century
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