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Book Description
The story is set against the background of a whole society driven by social ambitionand lust for money.
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- ISBN-10: 0192828584
- ISBN-13: 9780192828583
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
- Pub date: Nov 01, 1991
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Library Binding and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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Balzac writes very much like Victor Hugo. A detailed overall plan and great characterisation. A simply beautiful story with scenes that are quite delightful. I particularly liked the humour around the table in the boarding house.
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