Description: A leather bound edition of the Classic French Novel: PERE GORIOT by Honore' de Balzac. It has shiny pages with gilt edging, a silk ribbon and is from THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY, published this particular book in 1980 in Franklin Center, Pennsylvania. It is illustrated by Albert Lynch.Honore de Balzac was a French novelist who lived in the 1800's and wrote this in 1835. Père Goriot is the tragic story of a father whose obsessive love for his two daughters leads to his financial and personal ruin. Interwoven with this theme is that of the impoverished young aristocrat, Rastignac, who came to Paris from the provinces to hopefully make his fortune. He befriends Goriot and becomes involved with the daughters. The story is set against the background of a whole society driven by social ambition and lust for wealth.
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Personalised: No
Book Title: Honore De Balzac
Signed: No
Book Series: Franklin Mystery
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: The Franklin Library
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: No
Publication Year: 1980
Type: Novel
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Albert Lynch
Author: Pere Goriot
Features: Gilt Outer Edges, Silk Book Ribbon
Genre: French Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Historical Fiction
Number of Pages: 376
