This is one of the novels that I read just for the
description given on the back side of the book about the author Balzac. And I was
not really disappointed after finishing it (it took me more than a month).
Balzac is a famous French novelist (I came to know it later)
and this novel is considered as his first successful novel. I’ve not read the
other titles by him but I can say he is a good writer.
The narrative is quite descriptive (which I think is a kind
of style of writing for all the classics). The scenes are described in such a
detail that with a little bit of imagination you can actually put the whole
scene together and that is a beauty of the writing.
The plot is simple as a love story of lady (Marie de Verneuil)
who is trying to find love and respect and a leader ( Marquis de Montauran)
with revolutionary idea to change how the things working in the country (the
scene is set in 1799 during the post-war uprising of France). The whole story
has a lot of twist and turns involving love, betrayal, misunderstanding and
an army. The story ends on a sad note but it shows that the doubt is a poison
for any relationship. If you don’t believe than there is no escape and future
for such relationships.
I loved the overall flavor of the book but I’m sure that
most of the readers who don’t have a taste for long narrations and classics may
not like it or will tag it as bore.
A good book indeed. Looking forward to read some more from
Balzac.
No comments:
Post a Comment