House Of All Nations
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A sweeping work of literary fiction, House of All Nations chronicles the frenetic world of a corrupt Parisian private bank during the turbulent 1930s, as its charismatic and morally bankrupt director, Jules Bertillon, schemes to extract maximum profit from clients and markets alike before the inevitable collapse. Christina Stead constructs a vast, polyphonic narrative populated by an extraordinary cast of financiers, speculators, aristocrats, and opportunists, each driven by greed, self-delusion, or desperation in the shadow of looming economic and political catastrophe. With sharp satirical wit and an almost documentary precision, the novel dissects the mechanics of capitalism and the psychology of wealth, presenting money itself as the true protagonist of the story. Stead's prose is dense, ambitious, and darkly comic, illustrating how the pursuit of fortune corrupts every human relationship it touches. Widely regarded as one of the great underappreciated novels of the twentieth century, House of All Nations stands as a monumental achievement in scope, intelligence, and moral vision.
Author: Christina Stead
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Angus & Robertson
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A sweeping work of literary fiction, House of All Nations chronicles the frenetic world of a corrupt Parisian private bank during the turbulent 1930s, as its charismatic and morally bankrupt director, Jules Bertillon, schemes to extract maximum profit from clients and markets alike before the inevitable collapse. Christina Stead constructs a vast, polyphonic narrative populated by an extraordinary cast of financiers, speculators, aristocrats, and opportunists, each driven by greed, self-delusion, or desperation in the shadow of looming economic and political catastrophe. With sharp satirical wit and an almost documentary precision, the novel dissects the mechanics of capitalism and the psychology of wealth, presenting money itself as the true protagonist of the story. Stead's prose is dense, ambitious, and darkly comic, illustrating how the pursuit of fortune corrupts every human relationship it touches. Widely regarded as one of the great underappreciated novels of the twentieth century, House of All Nations stands as a monumental achievement in scope, intelligence, and moral vision.