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Pere Goriot, Paperback by Balzac, Honore De; Krailsheimer, A. J. (TRN), ISBN 0199538751, ISBN-13 9780199538751, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This fine example of the French realist novel contrasts the social progress of an impoverished but ambitious aristocrat with the tale of a father, whose obsessive love for his daughters leads to his personal and financial ruin.
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