La Comédie humaine - Volume 06. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 02 by Balzac
"La Comédie humaine - Volume 06. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 02" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. This work is part of a larger series examining various aspects of French society, focusing particularly on the lives and relationships of individuals in provincial towns. The main character in this portion is Abbé Birotteau, a vicar whose aspirations and experiences reflect the complexitiesof ambition, friendship, and human behavior within a constrained social setting. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Abbé Birotteau as he navigates a rainstorm after an evening gathering, setting the stage for his internal conflicts and unfulfilled desires. As he dreams of becoming a canon, he reflects on his life and his relationship with mademoiselle Gamard, his landlady. The narrative reveals Birotteau’s unacknowledged envy of his deceased friend’s possessions and the comforts they provided, complicating his new role in Gamard’s household. Throughout the opening, a subtle tension builds as Birotteau begins to sense a change in the dynamic between him and Gamard, foreshadowing the challenges and potential conflicts that will arise in their interactions. This intricate depiction of character and social nuance sets the tone for a story rich in moral and psychological depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
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| Title | La Comédie humaine - Volume 06. Scènes de la vie de Province - Tome 02 |
| Note | Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | Les Célibataires: (deuxième histoire) Le Curé de Tours -- Les Célibataires: (troisième histoire) Un Ménage de garçon -- Les Parisiens en province: (première histoire) L'Illustre Gaudissart -- Les Parisiens en province: (deuxième histoire) La Muse du département. |
| Credits | Produced by Claudine Corbasson, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 51381 |
| Release Date | Mar 6, 2016 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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