{"product_id":"9781979695572","title":"Father Goriot: Le Père Goriot","description":"Father Goriot by Honore De Balzac. Translated by Ellen Marriage. \u003cp\u003eLe Père Goriot is an 1835 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), included in the Scenes de la vie privee section of his novel sequence La Comedie humaine. Set in Paris in 1819, it follows the intertwined lives of three characters: the elderly doting Goriot; a mysterious criminal-in-hiding named Vautrin; and a naive law student named Eugène de Rastignac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in serial form during the winter of 1834\/35, Le Pere Goriot is widely considered Balzac's most important novel. It marks the first serious use by the author of characters who had appeared in other books, a technique that distinguishes Balzac's fiction. The novel is also noted as an example of his realist style, using minute details to create character and subtext.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CreateSpace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033956204784,"sku":"9781979695572","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781979695572_p0.jpg?v=1763671310","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781979695572","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}