La père Goriot (1800) by Honoré de Balzac
A poignant tale of ambition, sacrifice, and the complexities of father-daughter relationships set against the backdrop of early 19th-century Paris.
Rating: 4.0
Genres Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary
Original language: fr
Stars
Eugène de Rastignac
Père Goriot
Delphine de Nucingen
Anastasie de Restaud
Vautrin
Creators
Honoré de Balzac (author)
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