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Modeste Mignon
Honoré de Balzac
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Modeste Mignon, a young provincial woman of romantic temperament, imagines herself to be in love with the famous Parisian poet Melchior de Canalis. However, he is not moved by her attentions. He invites his secretary Ernest de la Brière to "deal with the matter". Ernest answers Modeste's letters in his name and acts as her lover, disguised as Canalis. The scene changes dramatically when Ernest discoveres that Modest is, in fact, a rich heiress. Would he be able to win her heart despite his lie?
Modeste Mignon, a young provincial woman of romantic temperament, imagines herself to be in love with the famous Parisian poet Melchior de Canalis. However, he is not moved by her attentions. He invites his secretary Ernest de la Brière to "deal with the matter". Ernest answers Modeste's letters in his name and acts as her lover, disguised as Canalis. The scene changes dramatically when Ernest discoveres that Modest is, in fact, a rich heiress. Would he be able to win her heart despite his lie?
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Community Reviews
There were parts of this that I quite enjoyed but it’s sooooo longwinded! It would’ve been so much better if it was short and sweet.
Μια εξαιρετική "ηθογραφία εποχής" από τον Μπαλζάκ με εξαιρετική πρόζα και ένα πολυσήμαντο "κλείσιμο ματιού" στον αναγνώστη, ενώ επιδερμικά διαβάζεται ως μια ερωτική περιπέτεια της μεταναπολεόντειας εποχής δύο αντεπιστελλόντων νέων που ερωτεύονται στη Χάβρη εξ αποστάσεως, στην ουσία είναι μια μοναδικ
This extremely silly novel must be one of the weakest volumes in La comédie humaine, and its main interest is how it came to be written. It apparently began life as a short story by Balzac's long-time mistress and eventual wife, Ewelina Hańska, who was so dissatisfied with her creation that she burn
Η γιορτή των ερωτευμένων και οι αποκριάτικες εκδηλώσεις μας βρίσκουν φέτος σε κάθε άλλο παρά εορταστικό mood, αλλά ένα επίκαιρο ανάγνωσμα παραμένει μια σταθερά ανεξάρτητη από τις επικρατούσες συνθήκες. Πόσο μάλλον όταν πρόκειται για ένα ρομάντζο με βασικό μοτίβο την παραπλάνηση και τις μάσκες που υι
3,5
Livro fantástico, que se desenvolve como uma espiral, começando de um centro tímido e interior até atingir a grande sociedade e envolver mesmo o Rei de França. Ou como uma árvore, que começa em semente.
Se Balzac tivesse escrito apenas este livro, seu nome já mereceria figurar no panteão dos grandes