Eugenie Grandet

Eugenie Grandet

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Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Author: Honoré De Balzac
Binding: Hardback
Published: The Folio Society, 1953

Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Aging or marking
Markings: Previous owner

Eugenie Grandet is a seminal work by Honoré de Balzac, a master of French realism. The narrative centers on the life of Eugenie, a young woman whose existence is dominated by her miserly father, Félix Grandet, a wealthy cooper from Saumur. This novel meticulously portrays the suffocating atmosphere of provincial life and the corrosive effects of avarice on human relationships. The story unfolds as Eugenie navigates her father's extreme parsimony and the arrival of her charming cousin, Charles, introducing themes of love, sacrifice, and disillusionment.

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Description

Author: Honoré De Balzac
Binding: Hardback
Published: The Folio Society, 1953

Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Aging or marking
Markings: Previous owner

Eugenie Grandet is a seminal work by Honoré de Balzac, a master of French realism. The narrative centers on the life of Eugenie, a young woman whose existence is dominated by her miserly father, Félix Grandet, a wealthy cooper from Saumur. This novel meticulously portrays the suffocating atmosphere of provincial life and the corrosive effects of avarice on human relationships. The story unfolds as Eugenie navigates her father's extreme parsimony and the arrival of her charming cousin, Charles, introducing themes of love, sacrifice, and disillusionment.