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Gobseck, an 1830 novella by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), appears in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Gobseck first appeared in outline form in La Mode in March 1830 under the title l'Usurier ( The Usurer ), and then in August 1830 in the periodical Le Voleur .
The story in the cabin of the vicomtesse de Granlier Derville leads a few days after the death of 89-year-old Gobseck. Thirteen years of acquaintance allowed the solicitor to make friends and penetrate the secrets of the soul of an adamant usurer, awe-inspiring in Paris.
Feb 24, 2010 · “M. de Trailles made his bow to Gobseck, took a seat, and listened to us with a courtier-like attitude; its charming humility would have touched your heart to see, but my Gobseck sits in his chair by the fireside without moving a muscle, or changing a feature.
This portrait of Gobseck, a loan shark, serves above all to show a secret drama of private life. The young woman who comes to borrow against her jewels does so to save her lover. But almost immediately the husband (Count de Restaud) arrives, who knows everything.
Gobseck is sort of a prequel to Father Goirot, featuring a grotesque title character who is both villainous for his greed but strangely attractive to the reader for his cynical proclamations and, at times, insight into the darker and more calculating aspects of human nature.
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Gobseck. Honoré de Balzac. ReadHowYouWant.com, 2006 - Fiction - 140 pages. His room, and everything in it, from the green baize of the bureau to the strip of carpet by the bed, was as clean and threadbare as the chilly sanctuary of some elderly spinster who spends her days in rubbing her furniture. In winter time, the live brands of the fire ...
…term in his short novel Gobseck (1830) to describe the avarice that ruled the life of the protagonist. Indeed, it is the idée fixe of a central character that is the vital, driving force behind many of Balzac’s narratives.
The interesting story of Gobseck, a money-lender, his life and business. Hardships and penury faced in early life have made him a miser. He does not believe in helping others and is of the view...
An extract from Honore de Balzac's sweeping novel cycle The Human Comedy, Gobseck is a novella that recounts the social ascendancy of young Anastasie de Restaud. Born into a wealthy family,...
