Père Goriot
1835 • 284 pages

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51 primary books

#23 in La Comédie Humaine

La Comédie Humaine is a 51-book series with 51 released primary works first released in 1829 with contributions by Honoré de Balzac and Madeleine Ambrière-Fargeaud.


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A slow start, but eventually this book is an intriguing look at money and class in 19th century Paris and ultimately a father's obsessive and misguided devotion to his daughters.

October 28, 2011

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