Par la faute de M. de Balzac by André Maurois
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"Par la faute de M. de Balzac" by André Maurois is a short story first published in 1923. The narrative follows Lecadieu, a brilliant but poor young man who attempts to climb the social ladder by seducing a minister's wife. When his real-life situation mirrors a scene from Balzac's novel, he imitates the fictional character's strategy with unexpected consequences. Decades later, his former classmate discovers how deeply literature shaped—and perhaps destroyed—his ambitious
friend's destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Maurois, André, 1885-1967 |
|---|---|
| Title | Par la faute de M. de Balzac |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Par_la_faute_de_M._de_Balzac |
| Credits |
Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61160 |
| Release Date | Jan 12, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 257 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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