Balzac, Honoré de
La prima Bette
- ISBN 13:
- 9788484285724
- author:
- Balzac, Honoré de
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Alba Editorial
- language:
- Spanish
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Dimensions:
- 3.5 x 13.9 x 13.9 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Reference & Language, Languages, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
La prima Bette (1846) is a gripping novel that explores the complexities of family dynamics and social class in 19th-century Paris. At its centre is a crisis of honour, as the baron Hulot's infidelity with Madame Marneffe leads to his downfall and the destruction of those around him. Beneath the surface of this drama lies a nuanced portrayal of poverty and resentment, as embodied by the protagonist Bette. A member of the family's lower rungs, she is driven by a deep-seated anger that ultimately consumes her. Against this backdrop of personal and social turmoil, Paris itself emerges as a character in its own right - a city of excess and decadence, where the lives of the wealthy and powerful are intertwined with those of the marginalized.
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