Author : Pierre F. Limouzy
Publisher : Cliff Notes
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 46,88 MB
Release : 1967-05-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780822010036
Includes the life and background of Honor de Balzac, a synopsis of Le Pere Goriot, a list of characters, summaries and commentaries, analysis of main characters, critical notes, and more.
Author : Pierre F. Limouzy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 1999-03-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0544183231
This French realist novel contrasts the social progress of an impoverished but ambitious aristocrat with the tale of a father, whose obsessive love for his daughters leads to his personal and financial ruin.This concise supplement to Honoré de Balzac's Le Père Goriot helps students understand the overall structure of the work, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author.
Author : Honore de Balzac
Publisher :
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 1950
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Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 19,63 MB
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0141968575
Monsieur Goriot is one of a disparate group of lodgers at Mademe Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house. At first his wealth inspires respect, but as his circumstances are mysteriously reduced he becomes shunned by those around him, and soon his only remaining visitors are his two beautifully dressed daughters. Goriot's fate is intertwined with two other fellow boarders: the young social climber Eugene Rastignac, who sees a way to gain the acceptance and wealth he craves, and the enigmatic figure of Vautrin, who is hiding darker secrets than anyone. Weaving a compelling and panoramic story of love, money, self-sacrifice, corruption, greed and ambition, Old Man Goriot is Balzac's acknowledged masterpiece. A key novel in his Comédie Humaine series, it is a vividly realized portrait of bourgeois Parisian society in the years following the French Revolution.
Author : Honore de Balzac
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1776539214
During Napoleon's campaign in Egypt, one French soldier becomes separated from his regiment and finds himself wandering lost in the desert. Just when he has given up all hope, he makes an unlikely friend. This highly allegorical short story gives readers an opportunity to ponder the nature of love and human relationships.
Author : Albert Camus
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 21,84 MB
Release : 2012-08-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307827666
With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, Camus's masterpiece gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. Behind the intrigue, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much of twentieth-century life. First published in 1946; now in translation by Matthew Ward.
Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Coles Publishing
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 1967
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Author : Honore De Balzac
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 16,71 MB
Release : 1958
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Author : Walter Dean Myers
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 19,52 MB
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 0061974935
A classic memoir that's gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading—an engaging and powerful autobiographical exploration of growing up a so-called "bad boy" in Harlem in the 1940s. As a boy, Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously—he would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a writer (and he eventually succeeded). But as his hope for a successful future diminished, the values he had been taught at home, in school, and in his community seemed worthless, and he turned to the streets and to his books for comfort. Don’t miss this memoir by New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers, one of the most important voices of our time.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 983 pages
File Size : 41,75 MB
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0744078369
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