The Resource Old Man Goriot, Honore de Balzac ; introduction by Graham Robb ; translated by Olivia McCannon
Old Man Goriot, Honore de Balzac ; introduction by Graham Robb ; translated by Olivia McCannon
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- Summary
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- Not everyone who lodges with Madame Vauquer is quite what they seem. The penniless student Rastignac is poised to buy the finest waistcoat in Paris; old man Goriot, lodged in the cheapest room, is visited by two wealthy women; while the jovial merchant, Vautrin, makes clandestine midnight excursions. As the fates of the three intertwine, Rastignac faces terrible choices that will define the man he is to become. The keystone of Balzac's Human Comedy and his acknowledged masterpiece, Old Man Goriot is the tale of an old man's obsession and a young man's ambition. Set in the wake of the Revolution, when old aristocracy and new wealth vied for supremacy, it portrays a world where love and money are tragically conjoined. --
- This new translation by Olivia McCannon captures all the wit and adventure of the original, and includes detailed notes, a map, reading list and chronology. Graham Robb's introduction vividly sets the work in its literary and social context, considering its genesis, innovations and its influence on the novelists who followed in Balzac's footsteps. --Book Jacket
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- xxxvi, 286 p.
- Note
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- Translated from the French
- "First published in French as 'Le Pᥲe Goriot' 1835" --t.p. verso
- Formerly CIP
- Isbn
- 9780140449723
- Label
- Old Man Goriot
- Title
- Old Man Goriot
- Statement of responsibility
- Honore de Balzac ; introduction by Graham Robb ; translated by Olivia McCannon
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
-
- Not everyone who lodges with Madame Vauquer is quite what they seem. The penniless student Rastignac is poised to buy the finest waistcoat in Paris; old man Goriot, lodged in the cheapest room, is visited by two wealthy women; while the jovial merchant, Vautrin, makes clandestine midnight excursions. As the fates of the three intertwine, Rastignac faces terrible choices that will define the man he is to become. The keystone of Balzac's Human Comedy and his acknowledged masterpiece, Old Man Goriot is the tale of an old man's obsession and a young man's ambition. Set in the wake of the Revolution, when old aristocracy and new wealth vied for supremacy, it portrays a world where love and money are tragically conjoined. --
- This new translation by Olivia McCannon captures all the wit and adventure of the original, and includes detailed notes, a map, reading list and chronology. Graham Robb's introduction vividly sets the work in its literary and social context, considering its genesis, innovations and its influence on the novelists who followed in Balzac's footsteps. --Book Jacket
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1799-1850
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- Balzac, Honor⥠de
- Dewey number
- 843.7
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McCannon, Olivia
- Series statement
- Penguin classics
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- Older men
- Boardinghouses
- Paris (France)
- Label
- Old Man Goriot, Honore de Balzac ; introduction by Graham Robb ; translated by Olivia McCannon
- Note
-
- Translated from the French
- "First published in French as 'Le Pᥲe Goriot' 1835" --t.p. verso
- Formerly CIP
- Control code
- 000047944899
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xxxvi, 286 p.
- Isbn
- 9780140449723
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.) :
- Label
- Old Man Goriot, Honore de Balzac ; introduction by Graham Robb ; translated by Olivia McCannon
- Note
-
- Translated from the French
- "First published in French as 'Le Pᥲe Goriot' 1835" --t.p. verso
- Formerly CIP
- Control code
- 000047944899
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xxxvi, 286 p.
- Isbn
- 9780140449723
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.) :
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