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464 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780192839633
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford World Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1999
Description
The Masterpiece is the tragic story of Claude Lantier, an ambitious and talented young artist who has come from the provinces to conquer Paris but is conquered instead by the flaws of his own genius. Set in the 1860s and 1870s, it is the most auto...
Community Reviews Summary of 311 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
emotional 68%
dark 63%
challenging 36%
inspiring 27%
tense 27%
informative 22%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
Pace
medium 47%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 25% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
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464 pages • first pub 1886 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780192839633
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford World Classics
Publication date: 01 March 1999
Description
The Masterpiece is the tragic story of Claude Lantier, an ambitious and talented young artist who has come from the provinces to conquer Paris but is conquered instead by the flaws of his own genius. Set in the 1860s and 1870s, it is the most auto...
Community Reviews Summary of 311 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
emotional 68%
dark 63%
challenging 36%
inspiring 27%
tense 27%
informative 22%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
Pace
medium 47%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 25% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.