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Cousin Pons
Honoré de Balzac
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Cousin Pons is one of the final works in Balzac's long novel series titled The Human Comedy. Along with Cousin Betty, as one of a complementary pair of novels, collectively titled Poor Relations. While Cousin Betty tells the story of a bitter woman who seeks revenge on her wealthier relations, in Cousin Pons, Balzac turns to the story of an timid, innocent man who is exploited and victimized by the wealthier members of his extended family.
Cousin Pons is one of the final works in Balzac's long novel series titled The Human Comedy. Along with Cousin Betty, as one of a complementary pair of novels, collectively titled Poor Relations. While Cousin Betty tells the story of a bitter woman who seeks revenge on her wealthier relations, in Cousin Pons, Balzac turns to the story of an timid, innocent man who is exploited and victimized by the wealthier members of his extended family.
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Put the names of Fritz and Wilheim beside those of Damon and Pythias, Castor and Pollux, Orestes and Pylades, Dubreuil and Pmejah, Schmucke and Pons, and all the names that we imagine for the two friends of Monomotapa, for La Fontai. . . Read More
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Ενα σημαντικό πλεονέκτημα που έχουν οι αναγνώστες στο κοινωνικό αλισβερίσι συγκριτικά με εκείνους που δεν έχουν ανοίξει βιβλίο στη ζωή τους, είναι η γνώση μεγαλύτερης γκάμας ανθρώπινων συμπεριφορών. Ο παραλληλισμός συμπεριφορών της καθημερινότητας με παρόμοιες των βιβλίων βοηθάει τον αναγνώστη να δι
The friendship of Pons and Schmucke is a moving one and raises questions of loyalty, faithfulness and tolerance. Two aged musicians live together in Paris under Madame Cibot the concierge of their apartment building. Pons is a collector of art and as amassed a valuable collection. He is also a bit o
Μπορεί ένα βιβλίο 170 ετών να κρύψει τα χρόνια του;
Νομίζω εξαρτάται απ’ το ποιος το ‘χει γράψει και ορισμένες φορές απ’ το τι έχει ζήσει. Όταν ο συγγραφέας είναι ο Μπαλζάκ, το ποιος υπερκαλύπτεται. Όσον αφορά το τι έχει ζήσει, έχουν γίνει διάφορα γνωστά για το Μπαλζάκ, λιγότερο ή περισσότερο κινηματ
Είναι ένα γραπτό έργο τέχνης,
ένα απλό αριστούργημα απο αυτά που κλείνουν μέσα τους ολόκληρη την ανθρώπινη καρδιά.
Αυτή η ιστορία του εξαδέλφου Πονς καταδεικνύει σαφέστατα πως ο Μπαλζάκ είναι ένας απο τους σπουδαιότερους αφηγητές του κόσμου, με ευρύτατες συγγραφικές ικανότητες στο φάσμα της διαχρονι
Death, it is often said, is the end of a journey, but few people know how apt this simile is in Paris.
Much like Tolstoy's Ivan Ilyich, Cousin Pons is a meditation on mortality. Balzac's portrait is more cynical than mournful. The warmth of affection between the two friends is effaced by the calculat
This starts off strongly, just as I might expect with Balzac. While this is in his duet he called "Poor Relations", we learn almost immediately that Cousin Pons did not suffer what you and I might call poverty. He was cash poor, perhaps, but had become a collector of small items of art, and those ha