Gobseck

The novel "Gobseck," part of the epic "Human Comedy," is one of the most famous works by Honoré de Balzac. The calculating and incredibly miserly usurer Gobseck is ruthless towards his clients - socialite ladies and aristocrats, actors and wastrels.... The passions that drive these people to extremes leave him indifferent. But the "man of the promissory note" Gobseck, despite his rationality, confronts his individual passion - the passion for profit - on the brink of death; he dies without leaving a will, in a house filled with rotting delicacies, money, and jewels.
The book contains the full unadapted text of the novel with comments and a dictionary.
The novel is in French.

Author: Honore de Balzac

Printhouse: Karo

Series: Classical Literature

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2016

ISBN: 9785992511222

Number of pages: 128

Size: 165x117x5 mm

Cover type: soft

Weight: 62 g

ID: 1687188

The novel "Gobseck," part of the epic "Human Comedy," is one of the most famous works by Honoré de Balzac. The calculating and incredibly miserly usurer Gobseck is ruthless towards his clients - socialite ladies and aristocrats, actors and wastrels. The passions that drive these people to extremes leave him indifferent. But the "man of the promissory note" Gobseck, despite his rationality, confronts his individual passion - the passion for profit - on the brink of death; he dies without leaving a will, in a house filled with rotting delicacies, money, and jewels.
The book contains the full unadapted text of the novel with comments and a dictionary.
The novel is in French.

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