Lost Illusions: A Distinguished Provincial At Paris

Lost Illusions: A Distinguished Provincial at Paris

by Honoré de Balzac

In Balzac's "Lost Illusions: A Distinguished Provincial at Paris," Lucien de Rubempré, a young man with literary aspirations, leaves his provincial life behind in pursuit of fame and fortune in the Parisian literary world. His journey is fraught with challenges, testing his ambition, morals, and relationships. He navigates the complexities of Parisian society, encountering both opportunity and deception as he strives to find his place in the competitive world of literature and journalism. The novel explores themes of social mobility, the corrupting influence of ambition, and the realities of artistic pursuit in a society driven by money and power.

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Honoré de was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus....

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