Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac

La Comédie Humaine #23

Father Goriot

Honoré de Balzac with Bruce Pirie (Narrator)

Audiobook edition 11h 27m audio 1835

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The novel takes place during the Bourbon Restoration, which brought about profound changes in French society; the struggle of individuals to secure upper-class status is ubiquitous in the book. The city of Paris also impresses itself on the charac...

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