Père Goriot by Honoré de Balzac

274 pages first pub 1835 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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In this novel of obsessive passion the author tells stories of Old Goriot and the ungrateful daughters he adores; young Rastignac, a country lad determined to make his way in Paris; and Vautrin, his satanic tempter. Their lives all cross in the Ma...

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