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Gobseck

Gobseck

De Balzac, Honore

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ISBN10: 1162664568
ISBN13: 9781162664569
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.13 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Gobseck is a novel by Honore de Balzac that tells the story of Jean-Esther van Gobseck, a wealthy usurer and moneylender in Paris. The novel is set in the early 19th century and follows the life of Gobseck, a man who has amassed a great fortune through his ruthless and unscrupulous business practices.The story begins with a young man named Ernest de Restaud who is in desperate need of money to pay off his debts. He turns to Gobseck for help, and the usurer agrees to lend him the money at an exorbitant interest rate. As the story unfolds, we see how Gobseck's influence extends beyond the world of finance and into the lives of the people around him.The novel explores themes of greed, power, and corruption, as well as the destructive effects of wealth on both individuals and society as a whole. Balzac uses Gobseck as a symbol of the darker side of capitalism, showing how the pursuit of wealth and power can lead to moral decay and the erosion of human values.Overall, Gobseck is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that offers a compelling critique of the excesses of capitalism and the dangers of unchecked ambition. Balzac's vivid and evocative prose brings the world of early 19th-century Paris to life, while his incisive social commentary continues to resonate with readers today.His room, and everything in it, from the green baize of the bureau to the strip of carpet by the bed, was as clean and threadbare as the chilly sanctuary of some elderly spinster who spends her days in rubbing her furniture. In winter time, the live brands of the fire smouldered all day in a bank of ashes; there was never any flame in his grate.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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