- Paperback: 210 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications Inc. (29 Oct 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0486436985
- ISBN-13: 978-0486436982
- Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 13.4 x 1.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 859,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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My first introduction to Balzac
28 May 2010
Format:Paperback
I have been going through the classics lately and decided to give Balzac a try. Pere Goriot is considered one of his most important works. Overall, it was a good novel, but it didn't impact me like many of the other classics that I have read.
It did paint a vivid picture of the early 19th century French aristocracy that was far from flattering. The title character has a distorted view of love but the law student does have some redeeming qualities. Balzac does a good job describing things, but I found his characters hard to like.
Since this is the only version of Pere Goriot that I have read, it is hard to make a judgment call on the translation, but if I read it again I will try a different translation. Some of the phrases could have been translated better and sounded almost too literal.
The book was worth reading, if only to get a feel for that time period in France. I came away from it very grateful that I wasn't born an aristocrat in 19th century France.
It did paint a vivid picture of the early 19th century French aristocracy that was far from flattering. The title character has a distorted view of love but the law student does have some redeeming qualities. Balzac does a good job describing things, but I found his characters hard to like.
Since this is the only version of Pere Goriot that I have read, it is hard to make a judgment call on the translation, but if I read it again I will try a different translation. Some of the phrases could have been translated better and sounded almost too literal.
The book was worth reading, if only to get a feel for that time period in France. I came away from it very grateful that I wasn't born an aristocrat in 19th century France.
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