Sons of the Soil by Honoré de Balzac

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Author Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Translator Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908
Title Sons of the Soil
Note Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger
Summary "Sons of the Soil" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written during the mid-19th century that explores the lives of the rural proletariat in France. The opening chapters immediately delve into the complexities of peasant life against the backdrop of a society grappling with class distinctions and the lingering effects of the Revolution. Central to the early narrative is the picturesque yet contested estate of Les Aigues, and the characters that inhabit its world, including the astute and aging Pere Fourchon and his grandson Mouche, who represent the struggles and intricate dynamics of agrarian life. The beginning of the novel sets a vivid scene with a detailed description of the scenic estate of Les Aigues, embodying both the beauty of the landscape and the social tensions within. The narrator recounts a letter addressed to a friend, bringing to life the grandeur of the chateau while also hinting at the underlying animosities between the landowners and the peasantry. As characters like General Montcornet and the crafty Tonsard family are introduced, readers are drawn into a web of relationships marked by deception, survival, and the stark realities of rural existence, foreshadowing the central conflicts surrounding land, class, and power that will be explored throughout this rich narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject French fiction -- Translations into English
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EBook-No. 1417
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Most Recently Updated Jan 27, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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