{"product_id":"cousin-bette-paperback-2","title":"Cousin Bette - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHonoré de Balzac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathleen Raine\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bette is a wronged soul; and when her passion does break, it is, as Balzac says, sublime and terrifying,\" wrote V. S. Pritchett. A late masterpiece in Balzac's \u003ci\u003eLa Com die Humaine, Cousin Bette\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a Vosges peasant who rebels against her scornful upper-class relatives, skillfully turning their selfish obsessions against them. The novel exemplifies what Henry James described as Balzac's \"huge, all-compassing, all-desiring, all-devouring love of reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBette is a wronged soul; and when her passion does break, it is, as Balzac says, sublime and terrifying, wrote V. S. Pritchett. A late masterpiece in Balzac's \"La Comedie Humaine, Cousin Bette is the story of a Vosges peasant who rebels against her scornful upper-class relatives, skillfully turning their selfish obsessions against them. The novel exemplifies what Henry James described as Balzac's \"huge, all-compassing, all-desiring, all-devouring love of reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Raine\u003c\/b\u003e, the renowned British translator, poet, critic, and editor, was recently awarded the distinguished title of Comman-deur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose's\u003c\/b\u003e most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, was a 2000 National Book Award finalist. A contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, she writes for many publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227935654137,"sku":"9780375759079","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/a2FhMHFVN21hRGpQczRwa0tUTWZ6Zz09_55e05767-4134-4178-876b-635cd5746a2c.webp?v=1768285807","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/cousin-bette-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}