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Father Goriot

by Honore de Balzac
Ellen Marriage
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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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Publisher: Duke Classics

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  • ISBN: 9781620110706
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781620110706
  • File size: 430 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781620110706
  • File size: 427 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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Classic Literature Fiction

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English

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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Classic Literature Fiction