Books
by Honoré de Balzac
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Colonel Chabert |
If you're looking for a short read (80 pages) but one that stays long in the memory, this is it! Chabert, a colonel in Napoleon's army, was left for dead on the battlefield. After years of amnesia he returns to find that France's aristocracy is again in power, his wife has remarried and that he has lost his money, his reputation and his name. A haunting story about the importance of identity.
(Denise Lewis - bwl 59 Winter 2011) |
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