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Father Goriot (version 2)

Father Goriot (Le Père Goriot), published in 1835, is widely considered to be Balzac's finest and most popular novel. It is set in Paris in 1819, after Napoleon's defeat and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. France was undergoing massive social upheaval, as the new bourgeoisie jockeyed for position alongside the old aristocracy. Against this backdrop, we follow the lives of Goriot, an old man who irrationally dotes on his daughters; Vautrin, a shadowy criminal mastermind; and Rastignac, a young man from the provinces who studies how to navigate the complexities and climb the ladder of Parisian society. Balzac's masterful use of physical and psychological detail makes this book a landmark in the development of realism in western literature. - Summary by Bruce Pirie

Year of Publication: 1896Genres: Literary Fiction

Running Time: 11 hours 27 minutes 18 seconds(19 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Bruce Pirie

#	Chapter Name
	Chapter 1 Bruce Pirie	43:17
	Chapter 2 Bruce Pirie	32:54
	Chapter 3 Bruce Pirie	17:51
	Chapter 4 Bruce Pirie	24:57
	Chapter 5 Bruce Pirie	11:07
	Chapter 6 Bruce Pirie	29:33
	Chapter 7 Bruce Pirie	48:58
	Chapter 8 Bruce Pirie	26:24
	Chapter 9 Bruce Pirie	49:06
	Chapter 10 Bruce Pirie	46:31
	Chapter 11 Bruce Pirie	45:27
	Chapter 12 Bruce Pirie	43:30
	Chapter 13 Bruce Pirie	41:32
	Chapter 14 Bruce Pirie	41:42
	Chapter 15 Bruce Pirie	36:31
	Chapter 16 Bruce Pirie	42:25
	Chapter 17 Bruce Pirie	43:42
	Chapter 18 Bruce Pirie	30:45
	Chapter 19 Bruce Pirie	31:06