Cousin Bette (1846), long considered Balzac's last great novel, is a key work in his Comedie humaine. Grounded in a meticulous documentation of contemporary France, this tale is set in the prosperous Paris of Louis-Phillipe and details a jealous woman's campaign of persecution against her own family. This new translation has an introduction by David Bellos which sets this work in its social, historical, and literary context.
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About the Author:
Translated by Sylvia Raphael, with an Introduction by David Bellos, Professor of French Studies, University of Manchester
Language Notes:
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0192826069
- ISBN 13 9780192826060
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages528
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