Father Goriot

Honoré de Balzac

• Novel
• Book language: English
• 258 pages

Father Goriot is a novel by Honoré de Balzac, set in a Parisian boarding-house in 1819. It follows an old man's devotion to his daughters and a young student's entry into society, weaving themes of money, ambition and love. It is worth listening to for its vivid portrait of Parisian life and human feeling.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.