3h 01m
Colonel Chabert
Author:
Honore de Balzac (22)
Reader: Narek Baghdasaryan (236)
Category:
Prose (86)
Short novel (53)
French literature (4)
Translator:
Vahe Miqaelyan (11)
Age Recommendation: 13+
“Colonel Chabert” is a short novel included in the “Scenes from Private Life” section of Balzac’s grand cycle La Comédie humaine. The story follows a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars who tries to return to an ordinary life. Through Chabert’s character, Balzac shows the tragedy of a man who has become unnecessary and forgotten in a new world.