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Old Goriot (Pere Goriot) (Paperback or Softback)

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Item specifics

Condition
Brand new: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
EAN
9781420931907
ISBN
1420931903
Manufacturer
Digireads.com
Brand
Digireads.com
Binding
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Digireads.Com Publishing
ISBN-10
1420931903
ISBN-13
9781420931907
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72524044

Product Key Features

Book Title
Old Man Goriot
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Classics, General
Genre
Fiction
Author
Honore De Balzac
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
843.73
Synopsis
Considered to be one of Balzac's most important works, "Old Goriot," or "P re Goriot," is the story of its title character Goriot; a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin; and a naive law student named Eug ne de Rastignac. We are introduced to the characters at Maison Vauquer, a boarding house owned by the widow Madame Vauquer. Central to the theme of the book is the struggle to achieve upper-class status in society. Rastignac is eager to achieve this upper-class standing but is unfamiliar to the ways of Parisian society. Vautrin tries to convince Rastignac to pursue an unmarried woman named Victorine, a dubious suggestion which involves the disposal of her brother who blocks the woman's fortune. The failings to achieve this upper-class status are exemplified by Goriot who has bankrupted himself to support his two well-married daughters, yet they reject him. A classic and tragic story, "Old Goriot" is one of the most pivotal works in Balzac's sweeping novel sequence "La Com die Humaine," which endeavors to depict the effects of society on the entirety of the human condition., Considered to be one of Balzac's most important works, "Old Goriot", or "P re Goriot", is the story of its title character Goriot; a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin; and a naive law student named Eug ne de Rastignac. We are introduced to the characters at Maison Vauquer, a boarding house owned by the widow Madame Vauquer. Central to the theme of the book is the struggle to achieve upper-class status in society. Rastignac is eager to achieve this upper-class standing but is unfamiliar to the ways of Parisian society. Vautrin tries to convince Rastignac to pursue an unmarried woman named Victorine, a dubious suggestion which involves the disposal of her brother who blocks the woman's fortune. The failings to achieve this upper-class status are exemplified by Goriot who has bankrupted himself to support his two well-married daughters, yet they reject him. A classic and tragic story, "Old Goriot" is one of the most pivotal works in Balzac's sweeping novel sequence "La Com die Humaine", which endeavors to depict the effects of society on the entirety of the human condition.

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