2h 45m
Gobseck
Author:
Honore de Balzac (34)
Reader: Narek Baghdasaryan (289)
Category:
Prose (621)
Translator:
Vahe Miqaelyan (14)
Age Recommendation: 13+
Honoré de Balzac’s novella Gobseck, part of the cycle La Comédie humaine, reveals the world of money and power through the figure of an old usurer. Gobseck becomes a living symbol of the ruthless logic of capital. Observing the destinies of Parisian society, he controls people through their own weaknesses, turning debt into a tool of absolute power.