The Wrong Side of Paris

By:

Honore de Balzac

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Modern Library Classics

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The Wrong Side of Paris, the final novel in Balzac's The Human Comedy, is the compelling story of Godefroid, an abject failure at thirty, who seeks refuge from materialism by moving into a monastery-like lodging house in the shadows of Notre-Dame. Presided over by Madame de La Chanterie, a noblewoman with a tragic past, the house is inhabited by a remarkable band of men - all scarred by the tumultuous aftermath of the French Revolution - who have devoted their lives to performing anonymous acts of charity. Intrigued by the Order of the Brotherhood of Consolation and their uplifting dedication to virtuous living, Godefroid strives to follow their example. He agrees to travel - incognito - to a Parisian slum to save a noble family from ruin. There he meets a beautiful, ailing Polish woman who lives in great luxury, unaware that just outside her bedroom door her own father and son are suffering in dire poverty. By proving himself worthy of the Brotherhood, Godefroid finds his own spiritual redemption.

Author Biography:

Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), the great French novelist, was the author of The Human Comedy, a vast and delightful series of inter-connected novels that presents a comprehensive portrait of all walks of French society. Jordan Stump, winner of the French-American Foundation Translation Prize, is the translator of more than six French novels, including the Modern Library edition of Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island, described as “breezy” and “blissfully readable” by Kirkus Reviews. Adam Gopnik is the author of the national bestseller Paris to the Moon. He writes often on various subjects for The New Yorker.

Release date NZ

April 12th, 2005

Author

Honore de Balzac

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributors

Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Translated by Jordan Stump

Pages

272

Series

Modern Library Classics

Dimensions

132x200x15

ISBN-13

9780812966756

Product ID

3099714

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