Modeste Mignon by Honoré de Balzac
A naive young provincial woman, raised on romantic novels and dreams of literary glory, becomes infatuated with the idea of a celebrated poet and begins a secret correspondence that unleashes rivalries, impostures and calculated schemes; as admirers and opportunists circle, family loyalties, social ambitions and pretensions are exposed and the clash between romantic idealism and mercenary reality reveals the characters’ vanities, hypocrisies and unexpected strengths.
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- Published
- 1844
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-300
- Original Language
- French
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