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30h 46m

Lost Illusions

Author: Honore de Balzac (23)

Reader: Narek Baghdasaryan (237)

Category: Novel (250)
French literature (5)

Translator: L. Marutyan (3)

Age Recommendation: 13+

Honoré de Balzac’s novel Lost Illusions focuses on the fate of the young poet Lucien de Rubempré, who confronts the harsh reality of Parisian society. The work reveals the destructive influence of money, careerism, and social ambition on both personality and artistic creativity. Balzac portrays the conflict between ideals and social reality that leads to the moral decline of the protagonist.

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