Illusions perdues constructs the myth of youthful years and an era, the time of the Restoration. From provincial drawing rooms to high society, Balzac transforms Lucien de Rubempre's journey into a story about a modern fall. This edition illuminates the central place of this novel in La Comedie humaine.
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Illusions perdues constructs the myth of youthful years and an era, the time of the Restoration. From provincial drawing rooms to high society, Balzac transforms Lucien de Rubempre's journey into a story about a modern fall. This edition illuminates the central place of this novel in La Comedie humaine.
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