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Le Pere Goriot
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LENGTH10 hrs and 32 mins
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RELEASE DATE01-01-06
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
At the shabby boarding house in the rue Neuve-Sainte-Geneviève, petty Madame Vauquer and her tenants wonder at the plight of the aging resident Goriot. Once a well-heeled merchant, Goriot was, at first, afforded special treatment from the Madame. But now something is clearly amiss in his financial affairs, and his increasingly tawdry appearance makes him a subject of ridicule in the household. Some think he lost in the markets, others see him as a lecherous patron of prostitutes, but one thing is clear: his selfless, complete devotion to his two daughters.
As the tragedy of old Goriot is revealed, the shallow values of society come into scrutiny.
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What the Critics Say
"Le Père Goriot holds so much, and in proportion to what it holds is...so simple and compact, that it easily ranks among the few greatest novels we possess." (Henry James)
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beatrice El Cerrito, CA, United States 03-12-10 Member Since 2009- HELPFUL VOTES
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"balzac rocks"
A first-rate introduction to Balzac, whose work I hadn't read previously. Hecht is fabulous as the creepy, seductive Vautrin.
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murray LOS ANGELES, CA, United States 03-15-13 Member Since 2007Tell us about yourself!
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"Not as good as i remember it"
Is there anything you would change about this book?take it out of the classic books of the19th century
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?make it not so ridiculously soap operish
What three words best describe Paul Hecht’s voice?doesn't do character that well
Did Le Pere Goriot inspire you to do anything?go back to english novels
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"If you read only one Balzac novel, this is it."
Would you listen to Le Pere Goriot again? Why?Balzac's powers of description are amazing -- and the characters are memorable.
Who was your favorite character and why?Without doubt the young student Eugène de Rastignac, an attractive but misguidedly ambitious young man -- whose last name has actually entered the French language as a synonym for an opportunistic social climber -- an "arriviste." Rastignac wrestles with his own moral conscience as he manipulates people to achieve his social ends.
Any additional comments?Superbly read.
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