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  • Gobseck

    Honoré de Balzac

    (Independently published, June 14, 2020)
    Roman de l'absolu dans l'art et dans l'amour, Gambara est une réflexion sur l'écart entre la théorie et la pratique, le savoir et l'inspiration, la femme idéale et la femme réelle.Balzac a écrit en 1839 l'histoire du Signore Paolo Gambara, musicien pauvre qui rêve de composer un opéra, "Mahomet", et ne parvient pas à l'écrire. Pas plus qu'il ne parvient à reconnaître chez sa propre femme les sentiments qu'il prête à l'épouse de son héros.L'oeuvre et son exécution s'effacent devant l'excès du principe créateur: "Ma musique est belle, dit Paolo Gambara, mais quand la musique passe de la sensation à l'idée, elle ne peut avoir que des gens de génie pour auditeurs, car eux seuls ont la puissance de la développer. Mon malheur vient d'avoir écouté les concerts des anges et d'avoir cru que les hommes pouvaient les comprendre. Il en arrive autant aux femmes quand chez elles l'amour prend des formes divines, les hommes ne les comprennent plus."
  • Gobseck

    Honore de Balzac

    (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Dec. 6, 2017)
    Gobseck began as a cabin boy and worked his way up while traveling around the world. He became rich and a miser. His philosophy of never helping anyone because "adversity is the greatest of all teachers" was well known. He also believed that all the peoples of the world were really very much alike because money was the greatest common denominator.
  • Gobseck

    Honore De Balzac

    (Kessinger Publishing, LLC, May 23, 2010)
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
  • Gobseck

    Honoré de Balzac

    (Nabu Press, Aug. 18, 2010)
    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
  • Gobseck

    Honore de Balzac

    (Read How You Want, June 14, 2012)
    The interesting story of Gobseck, a money-lender, his life and business. Hardships and penury faced in early life have made him a miser. He does not believe in helping others and is of the view that money is the only thing that matters. Balzac delves into his heart and mind to present a life-like character and a compelling tale. Thought-provoking!
  • Gobseck

    Honore De Balzac

    (Outlook Verlag, Sept. 25, 2019)
    Reproduction of the original: Gobseck by Honore de Balzac