Eugenie Grandet---Famous Works, Famous Translation, Illustrated Edition

Author: Balzac
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: The story of "Eugenie Grandet" unfolds within the daily life of a family, without sensational events or any trace of legend. As the author himself said, it is a "banal tragedy without poison, without daggers, without blood," yet its severity is no less than that of a classical tragedy. Grandet is shrewd and speaks little, with even fewer actions. He is ruthless, manipulating others at his will. In the city of Saumur, everyone has been cleanly clawed by his steel-like talons. No one who sees him does not feel both admiration and fear.