Cousin Bette
| Author | : Honoré de Balzac |
| Publisher | : Penguin Group |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : IND:30000062255637 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cousin Bette by : Honoré de Balzac
Download or read book Cousin Bette written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1998 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cousin Bette (1846), long considered Balzac's last great novel, is a key work in his Comedie humaine. Grounded in a meticulous documentation of contemporary France, this tale is set in the prosperous Paris of Louis-Phillipe and details a jealous woman's campaign of persecution against her ownfamily. This new translation has an introduction by David Bellos which sets this work in its social, historical, and literary context.