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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. [1] 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.
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The novella “Gobseck” was written by Honore de Balzac in January 1830, is part of the series The Human Comedy and belongs to Scenes from Private Life. The main characters in it are the old usurer Gobseck, Derville and the count family of Resto. The main theme of the novella is passion.
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.
Honroe de Balzac's Gobseck brings the reader closer to the life of the money lender so often talked about for their services needed but rarely under the microscope themselves in classic novels. The ruined gentleman or lady pleading their cases for extensions and leniency.
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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.
In Honoré de Balzac's novella "Gobseck," the eponymous character embodies the rapacious and unyielding nature of avarice. Through the lens of the protagonist, de Balzac delves into the...
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