Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac, a novel about a young woman’s life in the provinces. Eugénie lives as a virtual prisoner in the house of her father, a wealthy man and noted miser, and is thoughtlessly betrayed by her first love Charles before finally finding independence and peace as a widow. The novel offers a detailed exploration of the pettiness and monotony of provincial life, which stands in stark contrast to Eugénie’s beauty, intelligence and generosity of spirit. Eugénie Grandet is one of the Scenes of Provincial Life in Balzac’s The Human Comedy, a vast and hugely ambitious series of around 90 novels and novellas which aimed to depict the entirety of 19th century French society, taking in individuals from all locations, professionals and social classes. Honoré de Balzac was one of France’s most prolific and influential writers, and his work played a major part in laying the groundwork for the modern realist novel.
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French writer
Born in Tours in 1799
Died in Paris in 1850
Notable works:
Les Chouans [The Chouans] (1829), novel
Eugénie Grandet (1833), novel
Father Goriot (1835), novel
Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) is one of the major French writers of the 19th century. As a young man, he found his way into the world of the Parisian aristocracy, which he constantly frequented. However, he was soon ruined by various disastrous business ventures and his excessive lifestyle: literary writing, which he undertook passionately and diligently, became his only way of paying off his debts.
He was an ambitious man and embarked on a monumental work, The Human Comedy, which features more than 90 novels and whose aim was to draw an exhaustive portrait of the society of his time, so vast that it could compete with the official records. Its most famous novels include Eugénie Grandet (1833) and Father Goriot (1835).
Balzac is considered to be one of the