Father Goriot (version 2)
Honoré de Balzac
Father Goriot (Le Père Goriot), published in 1835, is widely considered to be Balzac's finest and most popular novel. It is set in Paris in 1819, after Napoleon's defeat and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. France was undergoing massive social upheaval, as the new bourgeoisie jockeyed for position alongside the old aristocracy. Against this backdrop, we follow the lives of Goriot, an old man who irrationally dotes on his daughters; Vautrin, a shadowy criminal mastermind; and Rastignac, a young man from the provinces who studies how to navigate the complexities and climb the ladder of Parisian society. Balzac's masterful use of physical and psychological detail makes this book a landmark in the development of realism in western literature. - Summary by Bruce Pirie
Author - Honoré de Balzac.
Narrator - Bruce Pirie.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Father Goriot (Le Père Goriot), published in 1835, is widely considered to be Balzac's finest and most popular novel. It is set in Paris in 1819, after Napoleon's defeat and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. France was undergoing massive social upheaval, as the new bourgeoisie jockeyed for position alongside the old aristocracy. Against this backdrop, we follow the lives of Goriot, an old man who irrationally dotes on his daughters; Vautrin, a shadowy criminal mastermind; and Rastignac, a young man from the provinces who studies how to navigate the complexities and climb the ladder of Parisian society. Balzac's masterful use of physical and psychological detail makes this book a landmark in the development of realism in western literature. - Summary by Bruce Pirie Author - Honoré de Balzac. Narrator - Bruce Pirie. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:43:15
Chapter 2
Duration:00:32:53
Chapter 3
Duration:00:17:49
Chapter 4
Duration:00:24:56
Chapter 5
Duration:00:11:07
Chapter 6
Duration:00:29:31
Chapter 7
Duration:00:48:56
Chapter 8
Duration:00:26:23
Chapter 9
Duration:00:49:04
Chapter 10
Duration:00:46:30
Chapter 11
Duration:00:45:26
Chapter 12
Duration:00:43:28
Chapter 13
Duration:00:41:29
Chapter 14
Duration:00:41:41
Chapter 15
Duration:00:36:29
Chapter 16
Duration:00:42:23
Chapter 17
Duration:00:43:41
Chapter 18
Duration:00:30:44
Chapter 19
Duration:00:31:04