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(0)Honoré de Balzac
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Two very intelligent, very idealistic young women leave the convent school wherethey became the fastest of friends to return to their families and embark on theirnew lives. For Renee de Maucombe, this means an arranged marriage with a countrygentleman of Provence, a fine if slightly dull man for whom she feels admirationbut nothing more. Meanwhile, Louise de Chaulieu makes for her family's house inParis, intent on enjoying her freedom to the fullest:...
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A New York Review Books Original One of Honore de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Unknown Masterpiece" is the story of a painter who, depending on one's perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius--or both. The story, which has served as an inspiration to artists as various as Cezanne, Henry James, Picasso, and New Wave director Jacques Rivette, is, in critic Dore Ashton's words, a "fable of modern art." Published here...
11) Le p'ere Goriot
Author
Series
Lire et voir les classiques volume 6023
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
Français
17) At the sign of the cat and racket ; The ball at Sceaux ; The purse ; Madame Firmiani ; Pierrette
Author
Pub. Date
1915
Language
English
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Français
Description
An artist near the end of his career finds new inspiration in a young model. A famous and well-respected artist who lives in a comfortable estate in the French countryside, at the age of 60, considers his career as a painter to be over. He no longer feels inspired to create, and his last attempt at a major work, a nude study of his wife Liza, has sat unfinished for ten years. His protégé suggests a more inspiring subject, who exchanges ideas and...
20) Cousin Bette
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Compelled to live under the condescending patronage of her socially superior relatives, the Huot family, Cousin Bette's energies are directed towards their destruction.
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