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Père Goriot

by Honore de Balzac · 1834

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'Pere Goriot' is the tragic story of a father whose obsessive love for his two daughters leads to his financial and personal ruin. Interwoven with this theme is that of the impoverished young aristocrat, Rastignac, come to Paris from the provinces to make his fortune, who befriends Goriot and becomes involved with the daughters. The story is set against the background of a whole society driven by social ambition and lust for money.'

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19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisParisParisMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of thishigh schoolhigh schoolMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 370 pages

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