description: Père Goriot is the tragic story of a father whose obsessive love for his two daughters leads to his financial and personal ruin. Interwoven with this theme is that of the impoverished young aristocrat, Rastignac, who came to Paris from the provinces to hopefully make his fortune. He befriends Goriot and becomes involved with the daughters. The story is set against the background of a whole society driven by social ambition and lust for wealth.
language: French
title: Le Père Goriot
titlecomplete: Le Père Goriot
characters: Eugène de Rastignac, Horace Bianchon, Frederic de Nucingen, Père Goriot, Vicomtesse de Beauseant, Delphine de Nucingen, Béatrix de Rochefide, Anastasie de Restaud, Vautrin, Henri de Marsay
genres: Literature, Novels, School, French Literature, Roman, 19th Century, Classics, Classic Literature, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 57220
places: Paris
series: La Comédie Humaine
publisher: Editions Pierre Bordas et Fils