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Lost Illusions - Balzac, Honoré De
Lost Illusions is a massive novel—more than six hundred pages. Written in three parts between 1837 and 1843, its several story lines conspire to display most of the author’s abiding concerns: the claustrophobic dullness of provincial society and the ruthless snobbery of its Parisian counterpart; the wounds inflicted by every class distinction; the corruption of love and art by money and intrigue; the tawdry expediencies of the literary world; the cynicism of the press; the energies of commerce and industry; youth’s endless capacity for delusion. Balzac no doubt poured his own youthful disenchantments into Lost Illusions. But he filters these disappointments through an intelligence so alert to every nuance of physical, social, and commercial experience that his novel exudes a loyalty to life that no amount of disillusion can diminish.
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13 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 1837 (editions) user-added
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Language: English
Publisher: LibroVox
Publication date: 21 June 2016
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fiction
classics
literary
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
13 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 1837 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: LibroVox
Publication date: 21 June 2016
fiction
classics
literary
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
fiction
classics
literary
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
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