{"product_id":"pere-goriot-paperback-1","title":"Pere Goriot: A Classic Novel of Ambition, Family, and Parisian Society - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHonore De Balzac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePère Goriot\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Honoré de Balzac's central novels and a defining work of nineteenth-century French realism.\u003c\/strong\u003e Set in a shabby Paris boarding house, the novel brings together the ruined and devoted Père Goriot, the ambitious young law student Eugène de Rastignac, and the brilliant, dangerous Vautrin, whose presence exposes the ruthless moral economy of Parisian society. Through their intersecting lives, Balzac creates a powerful study of family obligation, social climbing, money, status, and the sacrifices demanded by ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs part of Balzac's vast fictional world, \u003cem\u003eLa Comédie humaine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePère Goriot\u003c\/em\u003e helped establish the modern social novel, combining intimate domestic tragedy with a broad portrait of class, corruption, and urban life. Its depiction of Paris as a place where affection, inheritance, desire, and advancement are constantly traded against one another remains one of the great achievements of classic European fiction. For readers of French literature, nineteenth-century realism, and literary classics, \u003cem\u003ePère Goriot\u003c\/em\u003e remains an essential Balzac novel and a lasting portrait of ambition, parental devotion, and moral compromise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45504619806859,"sku":"9781604593006","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/BoMqeQqlTU9781604593006.webp?v=1783295740","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/pere-goriot-paperback-1","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}