ENGLISH

Old Man Goriot

By Honoré de Balzac , Olivia McCannon , Graham Robb

Book information

Publisher
Penguin
Year
2010
ISBN
0140449728, 9780140449723
Language
english
Format
LIT
Filesize
608 kB (622939 bytes)
Pages
336\0
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

A witty and reflective look at a society driven by social ambition and lust for riches-in a brilliant new translation. Eugene wants to get on in the world. So he has come to Paris, where the streets teem with chancers, criminals, and social climbers-and everyone is out for what he can get. When he finds a place to stay at a shabby boarding house, he sees the potential to make a fortune in two beautiful, aristocratic women who visit the lonely old lodger Goriot. Could they bring Eugene the status and acceptance he craves? Nothing is as it seems in Paris, however, and soon he is over his head in a world of greed and obsession.

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