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Z. Marcas

Z. Marcas

De Balzac, Honore

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Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1419195476
ISBN13: 9781419195471
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.13 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.18
Language: English
Z. Marcas is a novel by the French author Honore de Balzac. The story follows the life of a young journalist named Louis Lambert, who goes by the pen name Z. Marcas. Lambert is a passionate and idealistic writer who seeks to expose corruption and promote social justice through his articles. However, his uncompromising principles and uncompromising style make him enemies in high places, and he soon finds himself the target of political and personal attacks.As Lambert struggles to maintain his integrity and his career, he becomes involved in a complicated love triangle with two women: the beautiful and wealthy Countess Ferraud, and the intelligent and independent journalist Pauline de Villenoix. Through these relationships, Lambert confronts the difficult choices between love, ambition, and moral duty.Z. Marcas is a powerful exploration of the conflicts between personal and public morality, and the challenges facing those who seek to make a difference in a corrupt and unequal society. Balzac's vivid descriptions of Parisian life and politics, as well as his complex and nuanced characters, make this novel a timeless classic of French literature.In these days, when everything is an intellectual competition, a man must be able to sit forty-eight hours on end in his chair before a table, as a General could remain for two days on horseback and in his saddle.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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