Colonel Chabert
Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-18502018
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An old man arrives at the offices of the lawyer Derville, claiming to be Colonel Chabert, a hero of the Napoleonic Wars who was left for dead on the battlefield, but in fact managed to survive under a pile of corpses before spending years as a recovering amnesiac. Having returned to Paris and discovered that his wife has married an aristocrat who has liquidated all his assets, Chabert enlists the help of Derville to recover both his name and his fortune. Part of Balzac's La Comédie humaine cycle, 'Colonel Chabert' is a poignant tale about the pursuit of justice, as well as a portrait of France's transition from the Napoleonic Empire to the Restoration.
Main title:
Colonel Chabert / Honoré de Balzac.
Author:
Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850, author
Imprint:
Richmond : Alma Books, 2018.
Collation:
1 volume ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Translated from the French.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781847497734 (pbk)
Dewey class:
843.7CL
LC class:
PQ2165
Local class:
AFCL
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
2320841
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