Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac
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1849
Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
French
"Eugénie Grandet" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1834. Set in provincial France, it follows the young Eugénie Grandet, daughter of the miserly Felix Grandet, whose extreme parsimony controls every aspect of his household. When Eugénie's Parisian cousin Charles arrives seeking help after his father's bankruptcy and suicide, her act of c...
post-Revolutionary France, where wealth determines social position and human connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Donna Allen
3 months agoFrom start to finish, the translation seems very fluid and captures the original nuance perfectly. Well worth recommending.
David Walker
4 months agoI needed a solid reference and the atmosphere created by the descriptive language is totally immersive. This sets a high standard for similar books.
Edward Young
1 month agoSurprisingly enough, the tone remains consistent and professional throughout. A solid resource I will return to often.
Donna Rodriguez
3 weeks agoI was searching for something reliable and the clarity of explanations makes revisiting sections worthwhile. I will be reading more from this author.
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Emily Davis
1 month agoI was skeptical at first, but the content flows smoothly from one chapter to the next. A solid resource I will return to often.