Das Haus Nucingen (German Edition)

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Nucingen is able to convince investors to sell their stock cheaply because he uses Rastignac's respectable reputation to help induce panic selling.

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In this way he manages to improve his own unremarkable fortunes by acquiring shares in a German mining company called Worschin and other businesses. It's a bit complicated to follow but the results of his fraud was that he held in his hands the lives of Desroches, the Matifats, Beaudenord, the Aldriggers and d'Aiglemont and more because he had their investments at his command.

Young Rastignac thinking to outsmart Nucingen, is no match for this cunning man: The amazing aspect of all of this is that Nucingen was able to come out of the crash when it came with his hands apparently clean. He was not however universally successful: One of the things I found interesting about this story from the man said to be first of the French realists, is the way the story is framed around the narrator and his companion.

As we read the story, we forget all about them, sitting breathless and indignant as they listen to these cynical revelations — What we see instead is Balzac railing against government intervention to ban petty gambling while allowing the finance sector to gamble with the lives and money of others. At the end of the Balzac doesn't reveal who they are, finalising his story with the arrogant Bixiou dismissing their presence as of no consequence since 'he must have been drunk.

This little story shows whoever the real-life Bixiou was, that the eavesdropper was not! View all 3 comments. Oct 13, Elizabeth Alaska rated it liked it Shelves: What Balzac had to say in this one was much more interesting than the way he said it. It takes place in the private dining area of a restaurant, where the room dividers are thin and what can be said is not so private.

Thus, we are listening to this tale from an adjacent room. One fellow likes the sound of his own voice, and he takes the tale down many side paths. Even his fellow diners encourage him to get on with it! The story itself is important to readers of La Comedie Humaine because Nucingen What Balzac had to say in this one was much more interesting than the way he said it. The story itself is important to readers of La Comedie Humaine because Nucingen banker, financier, capitalist appears in many of the stories, both directly and indirectly.

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For me, and perhaps to many readers, is the story of how Eugene Rastinac came about his wealth. In that novel Rastinac is a poor man, but we see him carving out a future for himself. Rastinac appears in some 28 of the novels of the series. I just wish Balzac had found a better storyteller to tell this story. Mar 26, Paul Fulcher rated it liked it Shelves: A short novella - fortunately so because I could only easily obtain on an e-reader which is not a pleasant reading experience.

The book is told in the style of an oral narrator who never seems to quite get around to the point of the story - and indeed the various digressions are what enable such a wide range of characters to feature.

Actually the style reminded me of Nikolai Leskov's stories, which I am also reading currently. Jun 02, Terry rated it liked it. Enjoyed glimpses of previous Balzac characters. I had to read this short story for my exam at university. Unfortunately, I forgot it and couldn't catch up again: Anyway, I like Balzac's irony towards the society of Paris.

I see a lot of similarities between those times and today. Jul 18, Dagny rated it really liked it Shelves: This mid-length work demonstrates the hazards or joys and the enlightenment involved in eavesdropping. The narrator is in a private room at a fashionable restaurant in Paris. Several journalists are in the next private room. They begin discussing Rastignac and the Nucingens. One recalls that Rastignac came from a poor, though noble family and recalls when Rastignac and Bianchon lived in a very shabby boarding-house in the Latin Quarter; he wonders how Rastignac made his money.

Bixiou relates the This mid-length work demonstrates the hazards or joys and the enlightenment involved in eavesdropping. Bixiou relates the story of the beginnings of his fortune. Book 20 of See All Books in This Series. More About the Authors. Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human.

Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities.

Many of Balzac's works have been made into films, and they continue to inspire other writers. An enthusiastic reader and independent thinker as a child, Balzac had trouble adapting to the teaching style of his grammar school. His willful nature caused trouble throughout his life and frustrated his ambitions to succeed in the world of business. When he finished school, Balzac was apprenticed in a law office, but he turned his back on the study of law after wearying of its inhumanity and banal routine. Before and during his career as a writer, he attempted to be a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician; he failed in all of these efforts.

Balzac suffered from health problems throughout his life, possibly due to his intense writing schedule. His relationship with his family was often strained by financial and personal drama, and he lost more than one friend over critical reviews. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. View or edit your browsing history.

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