Lost Illusions

Resumen del libro

Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Failing to make his name in his dull provincial hometown, he is taken up by a patroness, the captivating married woman Madame de Bargeton, and prepares to forge his way in the glamorous beau monde of Paris. But Lucien has entered a world far more dangerous than he realized, as Madame de Bargeton's reputation becomes compromised and the fickle, venomous denizens of the courts and salons conspire to keep him out of their ranks.

Lucien eventually learns that, wherever he goes, talent counts for nothing in comparison to money, intrigue and unscrupulousness. Lost Illusions is one of the greatest novels in the rich procession of the Comedie humaine, Balzac's panoramic social and moral history of his times.

Biografía del autor

Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) es uno de los autores más singulares e importantes del siglo XIX. Amante del lujo y de los placeres de la existencia, llevó una vida tan exagerada e impetuosa como su propia e ingente obra. Otras obras del autor en Alianza Editorial: "Un caso tenebroso", "El tío Goriot", "Las ilusiones perdidas", "La piel de zapa" y "Cuitas de amor de una gata (inglesa/francesa)".