Description: 'Who is going to marry Eugénie Grandet?' This is the question that fills the minds of the inhabitants of Saumur, the setting for Eugénie Grandet (1833), one of the the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's Comédie humaine. The Grandet household, oppressed by the exacting miserliness of Grandet himself, is jerked violently out of routine by the sudden arrival of Eugénie's cousin Charles, recently orphaned and penniless. Eugénie's emotional awakening, stimulated by her love for her cousin, brings her into direct conflict with her father, whose cunning and financial success are matched against her determination to rebel. Eugénie's moving story is set against the backdrop of provincial oppression, the vicissitudes of the wine trade, and the workings of the financial system in the aftermath of the French Revolution. It is both a poignant portrayal of private life and a vigorous fictional document of its age. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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EAN: 9780199555895
UPC: 9780199555895
ISBN: 9780199555895
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Book Title: Eugénie Grandet
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: General, Literary
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Literary Criticism, Fiction
Item Weight: 5.9 Oz
Item Length: 7.7 in
Author: Honoré de Balzac, Sylvia Raphael
Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
