Father Goriot

"Father Goriot" by Honoré de Balzac, is a story that pulls you into the gritty world of 19th-century Paris, France. The novel centers on the Maison Vauquer, a shabby boarding house inhabited by a group of characters. Among them is Father Goriot, an old man who's given up everything for his daughters, but faces ridicule from the other residents. We also meet Eugène de Rastignac, a young law student with big ambitions and a desire to climb the social ladder. As the story unfolds, the reader sees the complexities of love, the drive for status, and the pain of sacrifice in a heartless world, all within the confined walls of Madame Vauquer's boarding house.