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P^D`ere Goriot
Honor^d´e De Balzac
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Description for P^D`ere Goriot
Paperback. Translator(s): Krailsheimer, A. J. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
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, Père Goriot still has the power to move the modern reader. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's ... Read more
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, Père Goriot still has the power to move the modern reader. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199538751
SKU
V9780199538751
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About Honor^d´e De Balzac
Translated by A. J. Krailsheimer, Emeritus Student and former Tutor in French at Christ Church, Oxford
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