Name: A Daughter of Eve
SKU: 58373050
Price: 367.00 ZAR
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Author: Honore De Balzac
ISBN: 9789360465711

Type

Physical Book

Author

Honoré De Balzac

Publisher

Double 9 Books

Year

2024

Language

English

Pages

104

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6x14x0.6 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN13

9789360465711

Synopsis "A Daughter of Eve"

"A Daughter of Eve" book written by Honoré de Balzac, is a pleasing tale that explores the intricacies of interpersonal relationships and social expectations in nineteenth-century France. The book chronicles the lives of Félicité des Touches, an innovative and outspoken girl acknowledged for her pen call Camille Maupin. The name's Eve's daughter, Camille, negotiates Paris's cultural and social milieu whilst defying gender norms and pursuing a life full of creative and intellectual hobbies. She struggles with the expectations positioned on women in a society that every so often suppresses their dreams as a successful creator. Balzac's story deftly blends factors of romance, drama, and social commentary to provide a complex photo of the difficult circumstances faced by using women searching for attractiveness and reputation in a patriarchal society. The book delves into themes of love, aspiration, and social conventions, providing an idea-frightening evaluation of the converting roles that women played in the nineteenth century. Balzac presents a nice photo of Parisian society through bright characters and elaborate storylines, highlighting the inconsistencies inside it and honoring the spirit of folks who dared to defy expectancies. "A Daughter of Eve" provides proof of Balzac's perceptive understanding of human nature and his contribution to the realist literary motion in 19th-century French writing.

Honoré De Balzac

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Honoré de Balzac (1799-1851), novelist, playwright, literary and art critic, essayist, journalist, and French printer, is considered one of the great writers of realism. Born in Tours, in 1814 he moved to Paris, where he studied law and began working in a law firm, but his love for literature drove him to abandon his career and dedicate himself to writing. He undertook several businesses, which ended in failure and left him in debt. With The Last Chouan (1829), he achieved great success. From then on, he began a feverish activity, writing, among others, The Physiology of Marriage (1829) and The Wild Ass's Skin (1831), with which he began to consolidate his prestige. In 1834, Balzac, a tireless worker, conceived the idea of making an exhaustive portrait of French society of his time by having the same characters appear in different stories, which began to give his work a unitary sense under the title of The Human Comedy, to which belong titles such as Eugénie Grandet (1833), Father Goriot (1835), Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans (1838-1847) or Cousin Bette (1846), although of the 137 novels that were to make it up, fifty remained incomplete. An extraordinary writer, capable of deploying in his works sublime reflections and ideas, creating an interesting story with strong social criticism through exquisite prose of great poetic level and philosophical depth, Balzac is considered the founder of the modern novel.

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