by HonoredeBalzac (Author), David Bellos (Editor), SylviaRaphael (Editor)
Cousin Bette (1846), long considered Balzac's last great novel, is a key work in his Comedie humaine. Grounded in a meticulous documentation of contemporary France, this tale is set in the prosperous Paris of Louis-Phillipe and details a jealous woman's campaign of persecution against her own family. This new translation has an introduction by David Bellos which sets this work in its social, historical, and literary context.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 528
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 23 Apr 1992
ISBN 10: 0192826069
ISBN 13: 9780192826060