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: English
title: Le Père Goriot
titlecomplete: Le Père Goriot
characters: Horace Bianchon, Anastasie de Restaud, Delphine de Nucingen, Frederic de Nucingen, Vautrin, Eugène de Rastignac, Vicomtesse de Beauseant, Père Goriot, Henri de Marsay, Béatrix de Rochefide
genres: Fiction, France, French Literature, Roman, Classic Literature, School, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century
ratings_count: 57207
places: Paris
series: La Comédie Humaine
publisher: Foyles