{"product_id":"lost-illusions-hardcover-5","title":"Lost Illusions - Hardcover","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\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e (1837-1843) is a novel by French author Honor de Balzac. Written as part of his \u003ci\u003eLa Com die humaine\u003c\/i\u003e sequence, \u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e looks at scenes of Parisian and provincial life involving friendship, desire, and literary ambition. Inspired by his own experiences as a journalist and publisher, Balzac sought to tell a story adjacent to his own, a story concerning a young man for whom talent is abundant but recognition is woefully scarce. The novel's protagonist, Lucien Chardon, features in Balzac's work \u003ci\u003eA Harlot High and Low\u003c\/i\u003e, as does the villain Vautrin, who appears toward the end of \u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e and throughout \u003ci\u003eFather Goriot\u003c\/i\u003e, one of author's most popular and enduring works.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe son of a middle-class father and aristocratic mother, Lucien Chardon is a promising young poet. He lives in Angoul me with his now-impoverished mother--who is also a widow--and his sister ve. In the province, he spends his days with his loyal friend David S chard, who encourages his literary lifestyle while studying to be a scientist. David's eventual marriage to ve only brings the two friends closer together, but when Lucien meets the wealthy and influential Mme. de Bargeton, with whom he flees to Paris, their friendship is lost to Lucien's unstoppable ambition. In the city, abandoned by Mme. de Bargeton and living under his mother's maiden name, Lucien de Rubempr sacrifices morality, friendship, and family at the altar of poetry, slowly becoming another person altogether. \u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Balzac's most sustained character studies, a novel which critiques humanity and high society as much as it does his own commercial interests as a professional writer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Honor de Balzac's \u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epic novel of ambition and betrayal, \u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Lucien Chardon, a talented and restless poet from the town of Angoulême who longs for literary success and a life in Paris. As he struggles to overcome the obstacles of poverty and a lack of social standing, Lucien is forced to make decisions which not only threaten the livelihoods of those closest to him, but gradually erode his sense of reality itself. \u003ci\u003eLost Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Honoré de Balzac's finest works, containing some of his best and most ambiguous characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 572\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252096614649,"sku":"9781513218786","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aFFOekw3R0VtYys1b3doT29wQnA1Zz09.webp?v=1768680660","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/lost-illusions-hardcover-5","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}