![]() ![]() Unfortunately, Lucien has given himself up completely to the schemes of the master criminal Vautrin (who often masquerades as a Spanish priest). Their love is pure, powerful, and enduring. (For those following along in The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books, this one was 7 th for Iain Pears.)Ī Harlot High and Low features a love story: Lucien de Rubempré and Esther van Gobseck. It certainly affected me more than any other. Some are good, some are downright bad, but for me A Harlot High and Low was about the best. That is really saying something, considering he finished 91 books and left 46 more unfinished. For me, this is the pinnacle of Balzac’s work. I found A Harlot High and Low by Honoré de Balzac (also translated as The Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans) to be a complex and rich story, both a love tragedy as well as a complex society thriller. ![]()
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