Albert Savarus

By Honoré de Balzac

Book Overview

A quiet drama of vanity and longing rises from a crowded Parisian drawing room. A deceptive glitter of social ambition gives way to human longing and quiet, sharpened truth. Albert Savarus offers a concise, brilliantly observed glimpse into the french literary milieu of nineteenth century paris, where reputation, romance, and reputation's rumour collide. Balzac's classic european fiction crafts a tightly wound narrative of mistaken identity and intrigue, where private life plays out under the watchful eyes of society. The result is a compact, powerful study of character, motive, and consequence that resonates beyond its era. This humane study edition brings a nuanced, accessible entry point to a realist masterwork. It speaks to casual readers drawn to a deft, page-turning exploration of ambition and love, while offering scholars and collectors a pristine, thoughtfully presented piece for the complete short novel collection. The book's enduring appeal lies in its crisp social satire and its vivid portrait of a world where virtue and vanity collide, inviting classroom discussion and deeper reflection on the forces that shape human choices. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a doorway into the real Paris of Balzac's contemporaries and a lasting touchstone for lovers of french realist novella and nineteenth century short novel.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354845088
• ISBN13: 9789354845086
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"