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In a gloomy house in provincial Saumur lives the miser Grandet with his wife and daughter, Eugenie, whose lives are stifled and overshadowed by his obsession with gold. Guarding his piles of glittering treasures and his only child equally closely, he will let no one near them. But when the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Eugenie Grandet: Add a description of this character.
- Charles Grandet
- Grande Nanon
- Charles
- Madame Grandet
- Monsieur Cruchot
- Monsieur Grandet
- Nanon
- Pere Grandet
- Madame Des Grassins
- Monsieur De Bonfons
- Madame Cornoiller
- Mademoiselle
- Maitre Cruchot
- Mademoiselle Grandet
- Guillaume Grandet
- Mademoiselle Eugenie
- Hein
- Mamma
- Monsieur De La Bertelliere
- Monsieur Cruchot De Bonfons
- Adolphe
- Annette
- Cornoiller
- Monsieur Des Grassins
- Monsieur Le Curé
First Sentence edit
IN some country towns there exist houses whose appearance weighs as heavily upon the spirits as the gloomiest cloister, the most dismal ruin, or the dreariest stretch of barren land.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 7 of 21 in The Human Comedy. (standard series)
Preceded by Le Père Goriot, and followed by Rise And Fall Of Cesar Birotteau.
This is book 921 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Le Père Goriot, and followed by The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
This is book 2 of 13 in Comedie Humaine: Scenes from Provencial Life. (standard series)
Preceded by Ursula, and followed by The Celibates.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Honoré de Balzac (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: French
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: France
Publication Date: 1833
ISBN: 0192826050
Page Count: 210
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: France
Publication Date: 1833
ISBN: 0192826050
Page Count: 210
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- Dewey: 843.7
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- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( B ) › Balzac, Honore de
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction
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