Medias
Pere Goriot
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This is the tragic story of a father whose obsessive love for his two daughters leads to his financial and personal ruin. It is set against the background of a whole society driven by social ambition and lust for money. The detailed descriptions of both affluence and squalor in the Paris of
1819 are an integral part of the drama played out by a wide range of characters, including the sinister but fascinating Vautrin. Unquestionably one of Balzac's finest novels, Pere Goriot s
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Technical specifications
Release date | February 26th 2009 |
Language | English |
Publisher | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Collection | Oxford World's Classics |
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Accessibility | No information is available regarding the accessibility of the format Paper |