Father Goriot
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2004-10-06 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #1237 |
Description
"Father Goriot" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1835. Set in Paris during the Bourbon Restoration, it follows three intertwined lives: an elderly father devoted to his daughters, a mysterious criminal in hiding, and a naive law student from the provinces. As the young student enters Parisian society, he confronts the harsh realities of ambition, corruption, and social climbing in a world where family bonds crumble under the weight of greed and status-seeking. (This is an automatically generated summary.)