Lost Illusions
Honore de Balzac • Penguin Books • ISBN-13 978‑0140442519
Lost Illusions
Honore de Balzac • Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 0140442510 · ISBN-13: 978‑0140442519 · 1971
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This 1971 Rizzoli edition presents Honoré de Balzac’s seminal exploration of ambition and disillusionment within the nineteenth-century French literary landscape. Through the trajectory of Lucien de Rubempré, the narrative dissects the corrupting influence of the Parisian press and the brutal realities of the publishing industry, offering a profound critique of social mobility and the commodification of art.
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