Eugénie Grandet

Author: Balzac
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The stingy and shrewd millionaire, Grandet, has a naive and beautiful only daughter, Eugénie Grandet. She falls in love with her bankrupt and destitute cousin Charles and willingly donates all her savings to him. Eugénie's actions infuriate her money-loving father. After Grandet's wife dies, Grandet appropriates all the property left to Eugénie by her mother. Several years later, Grandet passes away, and Eugénie spends her days waiting for Charles's return, only to finally receive the unfaithful man who has grown wealthy. Overwhelmed by grief, Eugénie lives a lonely life until her own death. The novel portrays a series of vivid and lifelike characters, including Grandet and Eugénie, and is considered one of Balzac's masterpieces.