Honoré de Balzac's short story ´The illustrious Gaudissaart´ reveals the arrogance and prejudice on both sides of the city-country divide.When a slick salesman from the big city visits the... Více
Honoré de Balzac\'s short story ´The illustrious Gaudissaart´ reveals the arrogance and prejudice on both sides of the city-country divide.When a slick salesman from the big city visits the provincial town of Vouvray, he is confident that the locals will buy anything. But Gaudissart\'s apparent belief in the doctrine of Saint-Simonianism, which teaches that industrialisation will empty the countryside and create a Utopian society of workers, riles a local man named Vernier.He tricks him into selling items to his unstable neighbour Margaritis, who convinces the salesman to buy two non-existent wine barrels.This vindictive practical joke then escalates into legal action and a dramatic duel ensues. For more insights into life in 1830s Europe, try Elizabeth Gaskell\'s \'Ruth\' and \'North and South\'.
| Autor: | Honoré de Balzac |
|---|---|
| Vydavatel: | Saga Egmont |
| Vydáno: | 2023 |
| Počet stran: | 22 |
| Formáty: | ePUB, Mobi |
| Velikost: | ePUB (1010 kiB), Mobi (1 MiB) |
| ISBN: | 999-00-039-5765-8 |
| Jazyk: | Angličtina |
