Le Cure de Tours

Author:   Honore De Balzac
Publisher:   Tradd Street Press
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Pages:   264
Publication Date:   14 February 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Le Cure de Tours


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""Le Curé de Tours"" est un chef-d'Å""uvre du réalisme psychologique et social d'Honoré de Balzac, intégré aux  Scènes de la vie de province  de sa vaste fresque littéraire, ""La Comédie humaine"". Ce court roman explore avec une précision chirurgicale les mécanismes de l'ambition et de la méchanceté au sein d'une petite communauté religieuse et bourgeoise. L'intrigue se concentre sur l'abbé Birotteau, un prÃatre simple et sans malice, qui se retrouve pris au piège des manÅ""uvres sournoises de sa logeuse, Mademoiselle Gamard, et de l'abbé Troubert, un homme d'église ambitieux et redoutable. Ce qui commence comme une simple querelle de voisinage se transforme rapidement en une lutte de pouvoir feutrée, illustrant comment les petites passions peuvent engendrer de grandes tragédies humaines. À travers ce récit, Balzac dépeint la province française avec une lucidité remarquable, mettant en lumière l'égoïsme, la mesquinerie et la rigidité des structures sociales de l'époque. ""Le Curé de Tours"" demeure une Å""uvre essentielle pour comprendre l'analyse balzacienne de la société et son talent unique pour transformer des détails domestiques en une étude universelle de la condition humaine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Author:   Honore De Balzac
Publisher:   Tradd Street Press
Imprint:   Tradd Street Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781025783178


ISBN 10:   1025783174
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   14 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Language:   French

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