Große und kleine Welt by Honoré de Balzac
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"Große und kleine Welt" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story centers on Pierre Grassou, a portrait painter, as he navigates the complexities and challenges of the art world in post-revolutionary Paris and his interactions with various characters, particularly the Vervelle family, who bring both opportunity and complication into his life. The opening of the novel introduces Pierre Grassou as he prepares to begin his
work in his art studio. We learn about his struggles as an artist, including his past failures and the mediocrity that defines his current status. As he receives a visit from Elias Magus, a somewhat unscrupulous art dealer, a lucrative opportunity for commission from the wealthy Vervelle family emerges. The Vervelles, characterized by their bourgeois status and material pursuits, express a keen interest in commissioning portraits, and Grassou considers the implications of this opportunity on his life, especially as he begins to take an interest in their daughter, Virginie. This setting lays the groundwork for exploring themes of art, ambition, and societal dynamics within the lives of aspiring and established artists in 19th-century France. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Title | Große und kleine Welt |
| Alternate Title | Grosse und kleine Welt |
| Contents | Pierre Grassou -- Die Boerse -- Ehelicher Frieden -- Der Arm. |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Aldorondo, Tiffany Vergon, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | France -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8803 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 290 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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