Pere Goriot

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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Date de sortie26 février 2009
LangueAnglais
ÉditeurOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
CollectionOxford World's Classics
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