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femme de trente ans, La (French Edition) Kindle Edition

French Edition by Honoré de Balzac (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) est tour à tour éditeur, imprimeur, journaliste, et l’un des plus grands écrivains français. Il est l’auteur de La Comédie humaine, une œuvre immense qui comprend plus de 2000 personnages dans 91 ouvrages, dans laquelle il peint la société de son époque.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005R8UJO2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (September 30, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ French
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    Honoré de Balzac (/ˈbɔːlzæk, ˈbæl-/; French: [ɔ.nɔ.ʁe d(ə) bal.zak], born Honoré Balzac, 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels collectively entitled La Comédie Humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the 1815 Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.

    Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers, including the novelists Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Jack Kerouac and Henry James, as well as important philosophers such as Friedrich Engels. Many of Balzac's works have been made into films, and they continue to inspire other writers.

    An enthusiastic reader and independent thinker as a child, Balzac had trouble adapting to the teaching style of his grammar school. His willful nature caused trouble throughout his life and frustrated his ambitions to succeed in the world of business. When he finished school, Balzac was apprenticed in a law office, but he turned his back on the study of law after wearying of its inhumanity and banal routine. Before and during his career as a writer, he attempted to be a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician; he failed in all of these efforts. La Comédie Humaine reflects his real-life difficulties, and includes scenes from his own experience.

    Balzac suffered from health problems throughout his life, possibly due to his intense writing schedule. His relationship with his family was often strained by financial and personal drama, and he lost more than one friend over critical reviews. In 1850, Balzac married Ewelina Hańska, a Polish aristocrat and his longtime love; he died in Paris five months later.

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Ani
5.0 out of 5 stars Speechless
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2013
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This was my first book by Balzac and I enormously enjoyed it. Although events happen during periods of about 200 years ago, the human psychology and emotions are still valid, especially the inner sufferings of a woman from youth to the end of her life.
Highly recommend to everyone - singles as well as married ones, women as well as men.
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Chuck
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
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I thought really good but I think I like the Maitres Sonore a bit better by George Sand which I'm reading right now - as really keeps you up in the air and tends to keep the interest a bit better - this was really good though no doubt -
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Donatien
3.0 out of 5 stars we enjoy wonderful descriptions of the outside world
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2016
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As usual with Balzac, we enjoy wonderful descriptions of the outside world, such as the Loire Valley, and equally wonderful descriptions of the naivety, misfortunes and sufferings of the main character. However, these are constantly spoiled by layer upon layer of his preaching on all sorts of subjects : the condition of women, separations, village life, Parisian life, fashion, military mentality, etc. His analysis is often subtle, but remains irrelevant to the plot. We know how that woman feels : he’s described it masterfully. We are not dim-witted children. So, why does he persist in explaining what just happened and then, just in case we hadn’t got it, explaining it again ?
In the days when the Reader’s Digest published shortened versions of classic novels and modern best-sellers, I had mixed feelings about that kind of approach. For Balzac, it would be entirely justified. The result would be stunning.
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Louk
5.0 out of 5 stars La femme de trente ans
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2012
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La femme de trente ans , C' est une histoire tres interesante!
I would suggest that you read this book!
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B. Prettyman
1.0 out of 5 stars It is hardly worthy of Balzac and I do not recommend it.
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2017
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This book starts out as very promising, dealing with Paris, minor aristocrats, and the era of Napoleon. It quickly diminishes into a plot that has very little action . The descriptions of nature and the analyses of sentiment go on ad nauseam. About two-thirds of the way through the book, it appears that the author has run out of ideas to move the plot forward, and he resorts to incredible twists in the action such as a mysterious stranger knocking on the door in the middle of a blustery winter night--with whom his daughter runs off, and pirates seizing ships off the coast of France. This book was so disjointed that I had trouble finishing it. It is hardly worthy of Balzac and I do not recommend it.
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lagarde alexandre
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice story about the changes of feelings in a woman life
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2013
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As usual, Honoré de Balzac way of writing! Lot of descriptions, phrases which never end. But so nice a style!
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Justine
5.0 out of 5 stars Livre en bon état
Reviewed in France on July 11, 2023
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Livre reçu en bon état, très belle histoire, passionnante et qui porte à la réflexion. Je recommande.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 後づけのタイトル
Reviewed in Japan on September 27, 2017
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ある女性の独身時代から死亡までを書いていて、30歳の年齢が特に重要なわけではないです。後半は展開がぶっ飛んで明らかに説教くさくなりますが、同人物の年齢の変遷による価値観の変化は現代人にもわかりみがあります。モーパサンの"Une vie"がこれに似てます。
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Augusto José Dias
5.0 out of 5 stars Ah. Honoré!!
Reviewed in Brazil on June 23, 2015
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C'est un grand écrivain!!! J'ai l'aimé beaucoup. Il m'a apporté beaucoup de nouveaux mots enrichant mon vocabulaire.
Merci France. Merci Honoré.
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Bill
4.0 out of 5 stars A fictional chronicle of a woman's life
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2014
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This is a beautiful novel, certainly in the first half of the book, depicting the whole life of a French lady who married at a young inexperienced age believing she was in love, only to suffer the coarseness of a husband she could no longer love, but had to submit to out of marital duty. The novel takes us through a true first love that does not last out of a tragic event, the sadness and withdrawal from society as a result, the encounter with another man she eventually succumbs to his love, and the awkward life thereafter with children from both men. The second half of the novel deals with her eldest daughter with whom the relationship has always been strained, being the only product of that unhappy marriage, and ending with what looks like the life of the mother all over again.

The novel is beautifully written in many parts, with the emotions of sadness and the psychological inner struggles well portrayed, drawing the reader into them. Balzac, like in all his books, but more so here, talks to the reader and offers lots of words of ' wisdom '.

The novel is divided into quasi-independent sections or stages, with the periods in between kind of lost to the reader, giving the impression when moving from one section to another that one has skipped a chapter, which I consider a drawback in the structure of the book. Nevertheless the novel is interesting and attractive but has to be read to a finish to get to grips with the storyline.
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astaria
4.0 out of 5 stars La Femme de Trente Ans : Une Exploration Profonde des
Reviewed in France on January 21, 2024
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Ce livre, intitulé "La Femme de Trente Ans", nous offre une exploration profonde des passions et des choix de vie d'une femme à l'approche de la trentaine. L'auteur nous présente l'histoire d'une femme confrontée aux dilemmes de l'amour, de la famille et de la réalisation de soi à une période charnière de sa vie.

La plume de l'auteur est à la fois psychologique et émotionnelle, nous permettant de suivre les réflexions et les émotions du personnage central avec empathie. Ce livre est une lecture incontournable pour ceux qui s'intéressent aux relations humaines et à l'évolution des personnages au fil du temps.

"La Femme de Trente Ans" est une œuvre littéraire qui offre une réflexion sur les choix de vie, les désirs et les regrets qui jalonnent le parcours d'une femme à un moment clé de sa vie. Une lecture qui invite à l'introspection sur les aspirations et les compromis qui façonnent notre destinée.
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