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Old Goriot

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In this novel of obsessive passion the author tells stories of Old Goriot and the ungrateful daughters he adores; young Rastignac, a country lad determined to make his way in Paris; and Vautrin, his satanic tempter. Their lives all cross in the Maison Vauquer, a boarding house in Paris.

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Old Goriot, Honoré de Balzac

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1991
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Language
English
Publisher
Everyman
Released
1991
Format
Hardcover
ISBN10
1857150376
ISBN13
9781857150377
Series
First published
1835
Original title
Le Père Goriot
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3.65 out of 5
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In this novel of obsessive passion the author tells stories of Old Goriot and the ungrateful daughters he adores; young Rastignac, a country lad determined to make his way in Paris; and Vautrin, his satanic tempter. Their lives all cross in the Maison Vauquer, a boarding house in Paris.