La protagonista de la gran novela de Balzac, publicada en 1846, es Isabel Fischer, apodada la prima Bette, que es una solterona amargada y llena de envidia. Sus rencores se desatan contra todos quienes la rodean y los destruye sin escrupulos.
Cousin Bette (1846), long considered Balzac's last great novel, is a key work in his Comedie humaine. Grounded in a meticulous documentation of contemporary France, this tale is set in the prosperous Paris of Louis-Phillipe and details a jealous woman's campaign of persecution against her own family.
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"Wow. What lengths a woman will go to just for a touch of revenge. She's not a very likable protagonist, and I'd hate to have her mad at me, but the writing is good, and so is the plot, and I can't complain about the character development. This is a classic for a reason. " — Lesa (4 out of 5 stars)
"Wow. What lengths a woman will go to just for a touch of revenge. She's not a very likable protagonist, and I'd hate to have her mad at me, but the writing is good, and so is the plot, and I can't complain about the character development. This is a classic for a reason. "
" Wonderful story teller, vivid details and characters, but sometimes the French are hard to care about in all their snobbery and pretensions. "
" Wonderful eye for the small and a wit sharpened to a fine point, my only regret is that I don't know enough about the period to really get the best out of Balzac. "
" A wonderful read; fun and witty, satirical and sentimental all at once. A delightful French soap opera that clearly paved the way for the great society tales to come. Balzac broke the mold on this one. "
" A cousin tries to destroy a family from the inside, or is she? I couldn't put this one down. "
" I would add a few stars. This is one of my all-time favorites! "
" It's 1840's Paris and wronged dowdy Cousin Bette seeks revenge against her upper class relatives - and gets it. Really liked the commentary on the new French republic. "
" This is a very very good book....believe me. "
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