Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 236 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Gambara Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambara_(short_story) Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Gambara" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. It revolves around the life of Count Andrea Marcosini, a Milanese exile in Paris, who becomes intrigued by the poverty-stricken musician Paolo Gambara and his wife, Marianna. The story explores themes of artistic aspiration, love, and madness within the backdrop of Parisian society. The opening of the novel introduces Count Andrea as he navigates the bustling Palais-Royal amidst New Year celebrations. He becomes captivated by Marianna, a woman who is struggling due to her husband's obsession with music, which has led to their financial ruin. The narrative reveals Andrea's inner conflict between his attraction to Marianna and his respect for her devotion to Gambara. As the plot unfolds, Gambara is portrayed as a once-promising composer, now consumed by his delusions of grandeur related to his music, which he fervently believes will redeem him and his wife. The count’s fascination with both Gambara's artistic fervor and Marianna’s beauty sets the stage for the exploration of complex emotional and moral dilemmas concerning love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of artistic genius amidst hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 177835 2025-08-01T11:21:52.496550 text/html 178990 2021-01-27T16:40:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 64621 2021-01-27T16:40:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 129134 2025-08-01T11:21:57.230987 application/epub+zip 131150 2025-08-01T11:21:54.248464 application/epub+zip 131150 2025-08-01T11:21:53.177524 application/epub+zip 221837 2025-08-01T11:21:59.479952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209808 2025-08-01T11:21:56.579995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187114 2022-09-01T12:43:06.332190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154245 2025-08-01T11:21:51.995513 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154201 2016-11-22T11:59:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 61459 2016-11-22T12:01:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 152653 2010-03-04T15:26:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61196 2010-03-04T15:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20653 2025-08-01T11:21:59.634965 application/rdf+xml 9557 2025-08-01T11:21:53.668467 image/jpeg 2726 2025-08-01T11:21:53.426528 image/jpeg 126494 2025-08-01T11:21:52.512504 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia