The Girl With The Golden Eyes - Couverture rigide

De Balzac, Honore

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 116922010X ISBN 13 : 9781169220102

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

""The Girl With The Golden Eyes"" is a novel written by Honore De Balzac. It is a story of love, desire, and obsession set in the 19th century Paris. The book tells the story of a young, wealthy man named Henri de Marsay, who becomes infatuated with a mysterious woman known only as ""the girl with the golden eyes"". Despite her enigmatic nature and the warnings of his friends, Henri becomes obsessed with her and begins a dangerous game of seduction and manipulation to win her over. Along the way, he becomes embroiled in a web of deceit and betrayal that threatens to destroy him. The novel explores themes of love, sexuality, power, and the corrupting influence of wealth and privilege. It is a classic work of French literature that continues to captivate readers with its vivid characters, intricate plot, and timeless themes.She belongs to that feminine variety which the Romans call fulva, flava--the woman of fire. And in chief, what struck me the most, what I am still taken with, are her two yellow eyes, like a tiger's, a golden yellow that gleams, living gold, gold which thinks, gold which loves, and is determined to take refuge in your pocket.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Girl With the Golden Eyes is a novella by Honoré de Balzac. The story follows the decadent heir Henri de Marsay, who becomes enamored of the titular beauty, Paquita Valdes, and plots to seduce her. Though he succeeds, he becomes disillusioned when he discovers she is also involved with another lover, and plots to murder her. When he arrives to kill her, he discovers she's already dead by the hand of her lover - his half-sister. She declares that Paquita came from a land where women are no more than chattels, able to be bought and used in any way. In the last lines of the story, de Marsay laughingly tells a friend that the girl has died of consumption.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Girl with the Golden Eyes tells the story of a rich and ruthless young man in nineteenth century Paris caught up in an amorous entanglement with a mysterious beauty.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 116922010X
• ISBN 13: 9781169220102
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 70
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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