Project Gutenberg 2016-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 137 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Eugénie Grandet. Finnish Perijätär E-text prepared by Timo Ervasti and Tapio Riikonen "Perijätär" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. This work centers on the life of Eugénie Grandet, a young woman living in the provincial town of Saumur, where her father, the wealthy and miserly tynnyrintekijä (barrel maker) Monsieur Grandet, plays an influential role in the community. The story explores themes of wealth, social ambition, and familial duty against the backdrop of a changing France. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the quiet, oppressive atmosphere of a rural town characterized by its decaying yet historically rich architecture. The opening describes the town’s streets and notable buildings, particularly Monsieur Grandet's home, hinting at his wealth and austere character. We learn about Grandet's shady dealings during and after the French Revolution, his unyielding focus on accumulating wealth, and his strict, controlling behavior towards his wife and daughter. The social dynamics of the town emerge, revealing a competition between families vying for the hand of Eugénie, setting the stage for a conflict between personal happiness and familial obligation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into Finnish PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: French Literature 464952 2025-06-24T00:00:04.238638 text/html 464786 464702 2024-10-22T05:57:58.654504 2023-09-23T04:19:05.816226 text/html text/html 228673 2025-06-24T00:00:21.950013 application/epub+zip 235607 2025-06-24T00:00:12.361588 application/epub+zip 235607 2025-06-24T00:00:06.887611 application/epub+zip 400588 2025-06-24T00:00:30.199048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381575 2025-06-24T00:00:21.155018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354676 2022-09-24T04:03:49.543347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422734 2025-06-24T00:00:03.603636 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 403012 2024-10-23T01:04:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12168 2025-06-24T00:00:30.342986 application/rdf+xml 10558 2025-06-24T00:00:11.661740 image/jpeg 2930 2025-06-24T00:00:11.375631 image/jpeg 226148 2025-06-24T00:00:04.285598 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia