Parisians in the Country
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- 1842
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Balzac gathered two provincial tales under this title, both turning on the collision between Parisian slickness and small-town life. In The Illustrious Gaudissart, a boastful commercial traveler sweeps into Touraine certain he can sell anything, only to be quietly made a fool of by a shrewd local. The Muse of the Department follows Dinah de la Baudraye, an intelligent, restless woman married to a dull provincial nobleman, who mistakes a visiting Parisian journalist for the grand passion her stifled life has been missing. Together the two stories weigh ambition and self-deception against the narrow horizons of the country town, with Balzac's usual sharp eye for money and vanity.
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Book facts
- Author
- Honoré de Balzac
- First published
- 1842
- Reading time
- About 6 hours
- Pages
- 195
- Language
- English
- Genre
- French Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online