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Father Goriot

by Honoré de Balzac

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Unlock the more straightforward side of Father Goriot  with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of  Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac, which tells the story of Eugène de Rastignac, an ambitious yet honest young man who becomes disillusioned by his surrounding Parisian society. In this realistic tale of initiation and fatherly love, Balzac gives an uncompromising description of the society he lived in, and introduces the characters of The Human Comedy . Honoré de Balzac was one of France’s most prolific and influential writers, and his wor...

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