Père Goriot by Honoré de Balzac
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Author : Honoré de Balzac
Language : French
Set in : Paris - 1819
book summary
This pessimistic case study of bourgeois society's ills after the French Revolution tells the intertwined stories of Eugène de Rastignac, an ambitious but penniless young man, and old Goriot, a father who sacrifices everything for his children.
Everything I Never Told You Novel by Celeste Ng
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Author : Celeste Ng
Language : English
Set in : United States - 2014
book summary
A profoundly moving story of family, history, and the meaning of home, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, exploring the divisions between cultures and the rifts within a family, and uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and ...
A Fraction of the Whole Novel by Steve Toltz
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Author : Steve Toltz
Language : English
Set in : Australia - 2008
book summary
Book Summary. A Fraction of the Whole is an uproarious indictment of the modern world and its mores - a rollicking rollercoaster ride from obscurity to infamy, and the moving, memorable story of a father and son whose spiritual symmetry transcends all their many shortcomings.