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The Jealousies Of A Country Town

The Jealousies Of A Country Town

De Balzac, Honore

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Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1419167820
ISBN13: 9781419167829
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.56 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.34
Language: English
The Jealousies of a Country Town is a novel written by Honor����� de Balzac, a French writer and one of the founders of realism in literature. The story is set in a small French town called Sancerre, where the arrival of a new doctor, Horace Bianchon, disrupts the social order and exposes the jealousies and rivalries among the town's inhabitants.As Bianchon gains popularity and respect for his medical skills, he also attracts the attention of several women, including the beautiful and wealthy Madame de la Baudraye and the passionate and impulsive Pauline de Villenoix. Their competing affections for Bianchon lead to a series of intrigues and misunderstandings, as well as the revelation of long-held secrets and hidden desires.Meanwhile, the town's other prominent figures, such as the mayor, the priest, and the notary, also become embroiled in their own jealousies and power struggles, further complicating the social dynamics of the town.Through his vivid portrayal of the characters and their interactions, Balzac exposes the hypocrisy, pettiness, and corruption that can exist in small communities and explores the destructive effects of jealousy and envy. The Jealousies of a Country Town is a masterful work of realism that continues to captivate readers with its timeless themes and insights into human nature.These absurd practices were beginning to shed a monastic tint over the face of Rose Cormon, who now saw with something like despair her white skin assuming the yellow tones which proclaim maturity. A slight down on her upper lip, about the corners, began to spread and darken like a trail of smoke; her temples grew shiny; decadence was beginning! It was authentic in Alencon that Mademoiselle Cormon suffered from rush of blood to the head. She confided her ills to the Chevalier de Valois, enumerating her foot-baths, and consulting him as to refrigerants.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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