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La Comédie Humaine #31
Pierrette
By the French author, who, along with Flaubert, is generally regarded as a founding-father of realism in European fiction. His large output of works, collectively entitled The Human Comedy (La Comédie Humaine), consists of 95 finished works (stories, novels and essays) and 48 unfinished works. His stories are an attempt to comprehend and depict the realities of life in contemporary bourgeois France. They are placed in a variety of settings, with characters reappearing in multiple stories.
148 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1840
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Honoré de Balzac
9,538 books4,368 followersFrench writer Honoré de Balzac (born Honoré Balzac), a founder of the realist school of fiction, portrayed the panorama of society in a body of works, known collectively as
La comédie humaine
.
Honoré de Balzac authored 19th-century novels and plays. After the fall of Napoléon in 1815, his magnum opus, a sequence of almost a hundred novels and plays, entitled, presents life in the years.
Due to keen observation of fine detail and unfiltered representation, European literature regards Balzac. He features renowned multifaceted, even complex, morally ambiguous, full lesser characters. Character well imbues inanimate objects; the city of Paris, a backdrop, takes on many qualities. He influenced many famous authors, including the novelists Marcel Proust, Émile Zola, Charles John Huffam Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Henry James, and Jack Kerouac as well as important philosophers, such as Friedrich Engels. Many works of Balzac, made into films, continue to inspire.
An enthusiastic reader and independent thinker as a child, Balzac adapted with trouble to the teaching style of his grammar. His willful nature caused trouble throughout his life and frustrated his ambitions to succeed in the world of business. Balzac finished, and people then apprenticed him as a legal clerk, but after wearying of banal routine, he turned his back on law. He attempted a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician before and during his career. He failed in these efforts From his own experience, he reflects life difficulties and includes scenes.
Possibly due to his intense schedule and from health problems, Balzac suffered throughout his life. Financial and personal drama often strained his relationship with his family, and he lost more than one friend over critical reviews. In 1850, he married Ewelina Hańska, his longtime paramour; five months later, he passed away.
Honoré de Balzac authored 19th-century novels and plays. After the fall of Napoléon in 1815, his magnum opus, a sequence of almost a hundred novels and plays, entitled, presents life in the years.
Due to keen observation of fine detail and unfiltered representation, European literature regards Balzac. He features renowned multifaceted, even complex, morally ambiguous, full lesser characters. Character well imbues inanimate objects; the city of Paris, a backdrop, takes on many qualities. He influenced many famous authors, including the novelists Marcel Proust, Émile Zola, Charles John Huffam Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Henry James, and Jack Kerouac as well as important philosophers, such as Friedrich Engels. Many works of Balzac, made into films, continue to inspire.
An enthusiastic reader and independent thinker as a child, Balzac adapted with trouble to the teaching style of his grammar. His willful nature caused trouble throughout his life and frustrated his ambitions to succeed in the world of business. Balzac finished, and people then apprenticed him as a legal clerk, but after wearying of banal routine, he turned his back on law. He attempted a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician before and during his career. He failed in these efforts From his own experience, he reflects life difficulties and includes scenes.
Possibly due to his intense schedule and from health problems, Balzac suffered throughout his life. Financial and personal drama often strained his relationship with his family, and he lost more than one friend over critical reviews. In 1850, he married Ewelina Hańska, his longtime paramour; five months later, he passed away.
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May 30, 2024
Reiche Leute und politische Widersacher, mögen sie auch noch so erbost sein oder hinterhältig gegen einander zu Felde ziehen, finden immer einen Weg sich auf Kosten derjenigen zu einigen, die sich nicht wehren können. Das ist das bittere Fazit dieser Ballade des provinziellen Elends.
Bin immer noch ratlos, ob ich nicht doch fünf Sterne geben sollte, denn Pierette ist so etwas wie das bürgerliche Gegenstück zum Polit-Thriller tenebreuse Affaire oder ein Heldenstück in der Provinz ohne das glückliche Ende einer Eugenie Grandet. Vor allem, ohne die schwachen Momente der großen Zyklen Verlorene Illusionen/Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen.
Aufgrund der anderen Rezis war ich eher auf ein Elendsgemälde eingestellt, in dem zwei gierige Verwandte ein armes Waisenkind ums Erbe bringen und als Dienstmagd derart ausbeuten, dass der frühe Tod als Erlösung kommt. Passiert alles, aber Pierettes Elend ist in ein großartiges Neid- und Eifersuchtspanorama in der Provinz eingebettet, das die Motive und Ängste der Schufte gut ins Licht setzt.
Die Geschwister Rogron haben als Krämer in St. Denis ein gewisses Vermögen gemacht, wurden Ende ihrer Dreißiger aber vom Heimweh nach dem ehemaligen Badeort Provins überwältigt, als sich eine Erbschaft und ein Haus an Land ziehen lässt. Dabei ziehen die beiden ihren Vorteil aus der schwierigen Rechtslage und der Ahnungslosigkeit der eigentlichen Erbin Pierette, die in der Bretagne bei den Großeltern der anderen Seite lebt.
Schwester Sylvie hat bislang jede Chance des von ihr dominierten Bruders auf eine Ehe mit Kundinnen oder Mitarbeiterinnen erfolgreich verhindert. Ihre anmaßende Art und andere schlechte Charaktereigenschaften verhindern aber, dass die beiden „Neureichen“ Anschluss an die royalistische Gute Gesellschaft ihres Heimat finden.
Als Ersatz zieht man ein paar liberale Verlierer und einen früheren napoleonischen General heran, die lokale Opposition, wenn man so will. Da sich die beiden Ruheständler sonst so ausgeschlossenen bei Tage langweilen, besinnt man sich auf die arme Verwandte und bringt das Mädchen über Vormundschaft unter seine Kontrolle.
Der Anfang einer Tragödie von Züchtigung und Vernachlässigung, bei der das Bäsle aus der Bretagne gleichermaßen unter dem Geiz der Verwandten wie unter anderen niedrigen Reflexen wie Eifersucht zu leiden hat. Denn Sylvie, auch nur ein Spielstein im lokalen Intrigenspiel des Oppositionsführers, wähnt, dass der General ein Auge auf das junge Blut geworfen hat, statt die alte Jungfer zum Altar zu führen. Ihr Bruder hat dagegen die Qual der Wahl zwischen einer frommen Lehrerin und einer verarmten, aber wunderschönen Adeligen, die den vermögenden Alten aber als Trittbrett nutzen soll.
Insofern gibt es keine Unmenschen, die emotional verkümmerten Rogrons sind keine Tennardiers (Die Schufte aus Les Miserables), sondern Kleingeister, die viele enttäuschte Hoffnungen, fehlende Akzeptanz, emotionale Kurzschlüsse, auf erschütternde Art und Weise, am schwächsten Glied auslassen.
Mehr von Pierrettes Martyrium und dessen Eskalationsstufen wird hier nicht verraten, aber eine klare Leseempfehlung an leidensfähige Leser. Die Summe an alltäglichen Grausamkeiten ist erschütternder als so manches blutige Massaker. Balzac beginnt nicht umsonst ein Kapitel mit der Feststellung, dass sogar die Wilden in Amerika noch etwas von Sylvie lernen könnten, was das Quälen angeht. Aber selbst das durchweg tadelnswerte Verhalten, der nach Anerkennung dürstenden alten Jungfer, die konstant ihre Macht missbraucht, ist sehr gut motiviert. Deutlich besser als bei den Schurken von Charles Dickens oder Victor Hugo, um ein paar zeitgenössische Vergleichsgrößen zu nennen.
Bin immer noch ratlos, ob ich nicht doch fünf Sterne geben sollte, denn Pierette ist so etwas wie das bürgerliche Gegenstück zum Polit-Thriller tenebreuse Affaire oder ein Heldenstück in der Provinz ohne das glückliche Ende einer Eugenie Grandet. Vor allem, ohne die schwachen Momente der großen Zyklen Verlorene Illusionen/Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen.
Aufgrund der anderen Rezis war ich eher auf ein Elendsgemälde eingestellt, in dem zwei gierige Verwandte ein armes Waisenkind ums Erbe bringen und als Dienstmagd derart ausbeuten, dass der frühe Tod als Erlösung kommt. Passiert alles, aber Pierettes Elend ist in ein großartiges Neid- und Eifersuchtspanorama in der Provinz eingebettet, das die Motive und Ängste der Schufte gut ins Licht setzt.
Die Geschwister Rogron haben als Krämer in St. Denis ein gewisses Vermögen gemacht, wurden Ende ihrer Dreißiger aber vom Heimweh nach dem ehemaligen Badeort Provins überwältigt, als sich eine Erbschaft und ein Haus an Land ziehen lässt. Dabei ziehen die beiden ihren Vorteil aus der schwierigen Rechtslage und der Ahnungslosigkeit der eigentlichen Erbin Pierette, die in der Bretagne bei den Großeltern der anderen Seite lebt.
Schwester Sylvie hat bislang jede Chance des von ihr dominierten Bruders auf eine Ehe mit Kundinnen oder Mitarbeiterinnen erfolgreich verhindert. Ihre anmaßende Art und andere schlechte Charaktereigenschaften verhindern aber, dass die beiden „Neureichen“ Anschluss an die royalistische Gute Gesellschaft ihres Heimat finden.
Als Ersatz zieht man ein paar liberale Verlierer und einen früheren napoleonischen General heran, die lokale Opposition, wenn man so will. Da sich die beiden Ruheständler sonst so ausgeschlossenen bei Tage langweilen, besinnt man sich auf die arme Verwandte und bringt das Mädchen über Vormundschaft unter seine Kontrolle.
Der Anfang einer Tragödie von Züchtigung und Vernachlässigung, bei der das Bäsle aus der Bretagne gleichermaßen unter dem Geiz der Verwandten wie unter anderen niedrigen Reflexen wie Eifersucht zu leiden hat. Denn Sylvie, auch nur ein Spielstein im lokalen Intrigenspiel des Oppositionsführers, wähnt, dass der General ein Auge auf das junge Blut geworfen hat, statt die alte Jungfer zum Altar zu führen. Ihr Bruder hat dagegen die Qual der Wahl zwischen einer frommen Lehrerin und einer verarmten, aber wunderschönen Adeligen, die den vermögenden Alten aber als Trittbrett nutzen soll.
Insofern gibt es keine Unmenschen, die emotional verkümmerten Rogrons sind keine Tennardiers (Die Schufte aus Les Miserables), sondern Kleingeister, die viele enttäuschte Hoffnungen, fehlende Akzeptanz, emotionale Kurzschlüsse, auf erschütternde Art und Weise, am schwächsten Glied auslassen.
Mehr von Pierrettes Martyrium und dessen Eskalationsstufen wird hier nicht verraten, aber eine klare Leseempfehlung an leidensfähige Leser. Die Summe an alltäglichen Grausamkeiten ist erschütternder als so manches blutige Massaker. Balzac beginnt nicht umsonst ein Kapitel mit der Feststellung, dass sogar die Wilden in Amerika noch etwas von Sylvie lernen könnten, was das Quälen angeht. Aber selbst das durchweg tadelnswerte Verhalten, der nach Anerkennung dürstenden alten Jungfer, die konstant ihre Macht missbraucht, ist sehr gut motiviert. Deutlich besser als bei den Schurken von Charles Dickens oder Victor Hugo, um ein paar zeitgenössische Vergleichsgrößen zu nennen.
December 13, 2019
What a beautiful written sad story of Pierrette. It really left me thinking long after I completed it. It reminded me of Cinderella in a way. I strongly recommend it.
April 3, 2018
The more I read Balzac, the more fascinating it becomes. A couple of the minor, yet pivotal, characters in this novel are related to the minor, yet pivotal, characters in his Cesar Birotteau. It is no wonder that Zola, greatly influenced by Balzac, created a family genealogy in writing his series Les Rougon-Macquart.
Maybe many authors give their characters physical characteristics that inform their personalities. I certainly notice it in Balzac. "His hands, which were short and broad, were of the kind that make women say: 'You have the hands of a rascal.' His legs seemed slender for his torso.In that fat and active body an absolutely lawless spirit disported itself, and a thorough experience of the things of life, together with a profound contempt for social convention, lay hidden beneath the apparent indifference of a soldier. And another: His muddy skin, with its sickly tones of green and yellow, expressed the jaundice of his balked ambition, his perpetual disappointments and his hidden wretchedness.
This novel is short, but incorporates all the goodness and cruelty found in many of Balzac's works. Balzac's personal life was taken with a fixation for accumulating wealth - often with schemes for getting rich quick. This novel is filled with scheming, acquisitive characters, willing to do ill to others in order to satisfy their ambitions.
I don't for a minute think this is a book just the random reader should either pick up nor enjoy. However, first published in 1840, this is Balzac nearing the peak of his powers as an author.
Maybe many authors give their characters physical characteristics that inform their personalities. I certainly notice it in Balzac. "His hands, which were short and broad, were of the kind that make women say: 'You have the hands of a rascal.' His legs seemed slender for his torso.In that fat and active body an absolutely lawless spirit disported itself, and a thorough experience of the things of life, together with a profound contempt for social convention, lay hidden beneath the apparent indifference of a soldier. And another: His muddy skin, with its sickly tones of green and yellow, expressed the jaundice of his balked ambition, his perpetual disappointments and his hidden wretchedness.
This novel is short, but incorporates all the goodness and cruelty found in many of Balzac's works. Balzac's personal life was taken with a fixation for accumulating wealth - often with schemes for getting rich quick. This novel is filled with scheming, acquisitive characters, willing to do ill to others in order to satisfy their ambitions.
I don't for a minute think this is a book just the random reader should either pick up nor enjoy. However, first published in 1840, this is Balzac nearing the peak of his powers as an author.
July 6, 2017
Sonunda gerçek hayatı yüzünüze vuran daha doğrusu her sayfasında gerçek hayatı yüzünüze vuran bir roman Pierrette. İnsanların mal mülk hırsının yanı sıra tanımlanması imkansız kıskançlıkları, aşırılılları ve acımasızlıkları ile dolu bir kitap. Çok gerçek, çok doğru ve çok yaşanmış gibi bir roman. Balzac eserlerine olan saygınızı katlayacak bir kitap.
September 12, 2023
Vogëlushja merrte një nur magjepsës sa herë që i ngrinte sytë përpjetë e dëgjonte, ashtu pa folur, ndonjë pjesë nga Veberi, Bethoveni apo Geroldi. Udhëheqësit e saj shpirtërorë: famullitari Peru dhe zoti Aber, kishin mbetur të mahnitur nga përulja e saj e bindur. Është me të vërtetë për t'u habitur dhe meriton vëmendjen e filozofëve ajo përsosuri engjëllore e vajzave dhe e djemve, mbi të cilët vdekja e vë gishtin njëlloj sikur të damkoseshin për prerje filizët e rinj të pyllit. Kush ka pasur rastin të ketë qenë dëshmitar i ndonjë vdekjeje të tillë, qoftë dhe një herë të vetme, nuk mund të jetë mosbesues. Të duket sikur këto qenie lëshojnë një aromë qiellore, sytë e tyre janë të mbushur me diçka jotokësore; fjalët e përditshme në gojën e tyre marrin një domethënie të thellë; zëri i tyre kumbon hera-herës tamam si një instrument hyjnor, që rrëfen për enigmat e ditëve që do të vijnë! Kështu, kur zoti Martëne e lëvdonte Pjeretën ngaqë përballonte ndonjë kurë të vështirë, vogëlushja u hidhte një vështrim të gjithë të pranishmëve, e çfarë vështrimi se! "Unë dua të jetoj, zoti Martëne, dhe jo aq shumë për veten time sesa për gjyshen, për Brigon tim, dhe për të gjithë ju, për të gjithë ata që do t'i pikëllonte vdekja ime!" - dukej sikur thoshte ai vështrim.
August 9, 2016
Publicado em 1839, faz parte de série Os Celibatários e foi dedicado à filha de Eveline Hanska. Em 1830 Balzac estava envolvido na defesa de um amigo, o tabelião Peytel, acusado do assassinato de sua mulher e criado. Foi julgado culpado e teve sua cabeça cortada.
Balzac escreve então embalado pelas decepções do processo judiciário e essa ambientação é o grande mérito dessa história.
Pierette Lorain é uma jovem órfã da Bretanha que é enviada para Provins (cidade medieval patrimônio da Unesco que fiquei com vontade de conhecer) para ser criada por seus primos, os avarentos Denis e Silvia Rogron, comerciantes de armarinhos que lutam para serem aceitos na sociedade local. Mais que tutores, os dois, especialmente Silvia, se revelam antes carrascos da menina.
A história em si nada tem de mais, a princípio parece mais o conto da Cinderela. Porém, seu desenrolar em face às intrigas, maledicências e alfinetadas típicas da vida provinciana, executadas pelos irmãos Rogron, o ardiloso e ambicioso advogado Vinet (uma verdadeira víbora) e o indolente aproveitador Gouraud. A ação culmina num processo jurídico e foi ótimo conhecer os trâmites e bastidores de uma ação tão injustamente executada.
É de morrer de raiva mas muito realista.
Histórico de leitura
10/07/2016
73% (127 de 175)
"- Depois dos quarenta anos, uma moça virtuosa não deve casar-se. Ou então, deve esperar alguns anos, quando não corre o risco de engravidar. Mas, nesse caso, não é mais casamento; é uma associação de interesses."
41% (72 de 175)
"- Quando meus filhos estiverem em idade de compreender-me, eu lhes darei um pontapé - sabem onde? dizendo-lhes: "Vão ganhar dinheiro!"."
28% (49 de 175)
"O major morreu seis meses depois da amiga, talvez de pesar e talvez em virtude dos ferimentos recebidos, que eram um número de vinte e sete."
10/07/2016
6% (11 de 175)
"Em outubro de 1827, ao alvorecer, um rapaz de cerca de dezesseis anos, cuja aparência denunciava o que a fraseologia moderna denomina tão insolentemente um proletário, deteve-se numa pracinha que existe na parte baixa de Provins."
Balzac escreve então embalado pelas decepções do processo judiciário e essa ambientação é o grande mérito dessa história.
Pierette Lorain é uma jovem órfã da Bretanha que é enviada para Provins (cidade medieval patrimônio da Unesco que fiquei com vontade de conhecer) para ser criada por seus primos, os avarentos Denis e Silvia Rogron, comerciantes de armarinhos que lutam para serem aceitos na sociedade local. Mais que tutores, os dois, especialmente Silvia, se revelam antes carrascos da menina.
A história em si nada tem de mais, a princípio parece mais o conto da Cinderela. Porém, seu desenrolar em face às intrigas, maledicências e alfinetadas típicas da vida provinciana, executadas pelos irmãos Rogron, o ardiloso e ambicioso advogado Vinet (uma verdadeira víbora) e o indolente aproveitador Gouraud. A ação culmina num processo jurídico e foi ótimo conhecer os trâmites e bastidores de uma ação tão injustamente executada.
É de morrer de raiva mas muito realista.
Histórico de leitura
10/07/2016
73% (127 de 175)
"- Depois dos quarenta anos, uma moça virtuosa não deve casar-se. Ou então, deve esperar alguns anos, quando não corre o risco de engravidar. Mas, nesse caso, não é mais casamento; é uma associação de interesses."
41% (72 de 175)
"- Quando meus filhos estiverem em idade de compreender-me, eu lhes darei um pontapé - sabem onde? dizendo-lhes: "Vão ganhar dinheiro!"."
28% (49 de 175)
"O major morreu seis meses depois da amiga, talvez de pesar e talvez em virtude dos ferimentos recebidos, que eram um número de vinte e sete."
10/07/2016
6% (11 de 175)
"Em outubro de 1827, ao alvorecer, um rapaz de cerca de dezesseis anos, cuja aparência denunciava o que a fraseologia moderna denomina tão insolentemente um proletário, deteve-se numa pracinha que existe na parte baixa de Provins."
May 28, 2017
:( :( :( bu neydi boyle :( :( :( buyuksun Balzac
May 4, 2025
Un de mes romans de la Comédie humaine préféré. Balzac réussit à mettre en scène le célibat et sa vision de celui-ci de façon très fine. Encore plus que pour le Curé de Tour. Miskine Pierrette.
May 19, 2022
Ia merecendo duas estrelas até o final, que é muito bom. Digo o final do drama, porque as considerações do narrador filosófico que encerram o livro são perfeitamente dispensáveis.
Conflito entre castas: Pierrette, apesar da origem materialmente vaishya, é, na realidade, brahmane ou kshatrya (feito seus antepassados), ao passo que os Rogron são vaishyas prontos e acabados.
Divertida e mordaz exposição de caracteres pela descrição da casa dos Rogron, as pequenas respostas invejosas e gestos. Infelizmente, essa sutileza na construção é estragada pelo próprio narrador, que amiúde qualifica as personagens usando adjetivos de mau gosto como “monstruoso” ou “angélica”, isso sem contar os apartes ao leitor. O histórico das famílias também era perfeitamente desnecessário e poderia ser apenas aludido em diálogo.
Em especial, está muito bem representada a impaciência e insensibilidade que vêem na inocência e delicadeza uma simples “frescura”, desentendimento que leva à inimizade e até mesmo à morte por omissão grave.
Balzac poderia facilmente ter dado um desfecho feliz à sua narrativa, mas ele a apequenaria desse modo. A vertigem de mal entendidos e males irreversíveis lembra as melhores páginas do Pai Goriot.
Conflito entre castas: Pierrette, apesar da origem materialmente vaishya, é, na realidade, brahmane ou kshatrya (feito seus antepassados), ao passo que os Rogron são vaishyas prontos e acabados.
Divertida e mordaz exposição de caracteres pela descrição da casa dos Rogron, as pequenas respostas invejosas e gestos. Infelizmente, essa sutileza na construção é estragada pelo próprio narrador, que amiúde qualifica as personagens usando adjetivos de mau gosto como “monstruoso” ou “angélica”, isso sem contar os apartes ao leitor. O histórico das famílias também era perfeitamente desnecessário e poderia ser apenas aludido em diálogo.
Em especial, está muito bem representada a impaciência e insensibilidade que vêem na inocência e delicadeza uma simples “frescura”, desentendimento que leva à inimizade e até mesmo à morte por omissão grave.
Balzac poderia facilmente ter dado um desfecho feliz à sua narrativa, mas ele a apequenaria desse modo. A vertigem de mal entendidos e males irreversíveis lembra as melhores páginas do Pai Goriot.
September 18, 2010
If you belong to the school of thought which holds that Madame Bovary encourages adultery and Othello domestic violence, then you'll probably decide that this book condones child abuse. Just so that you're warned.
July 5, 2021
Starting Les Celibataires, the first of the series, off with a bang which Balzac again shows cruelty and abuse to the innocent by heartless relatives in his "Pierrette" The horror of the treatment of the guardian's charge is unforgivable but even more so is the complacency of the visitors who turned a blind eye and worse yet used it to their advantage in bringing about malice against the young girl, so the Rogrons will bend to their will. Politics and manipulation for the control of the Rogrons' money, morals turned aside so position in power and money obtained but justice is denied, only for God's judgement being the final justice for those denied on earth.
The story in short - Pierrette leaves her poor grandmother to live with well to do cousins who treat her as a slave and think only of themselves.
I did not read this edition but from a Delphi collection of his work which included the below-which brings us to the very start of this sad story.
"Forming the first part of the trilogy Les Célibataires, this 1840 novel is set in 1827 and introduces Jacques Brigaut, a youth of sixteen years old, who decides to sing in a square in Provins early one morning. Pierrette Lorrain, a beautiful maiden, cautiously opens her window. He has just begun to explain that he is in Paris so that he might be near her, when she hears a window creak and warns him to leave quickly. "
"We must all agree that legality would be a fine thing for social scoundrelism IF THERE WERE NO GOD. "
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I was hoping that Briguad and Pierrette could be married but her death prevented that. The cruelty of Slyvie Rogron to the young girl is so unbelievably heartless. Jerome Rogron not looking after this child and letting her get ill and malnourished is inexcusable. Vinet and the Colonel using Pierrette to advance the marriage plans to use the Rogrons without a care for the effect of Slyvie's jealousy or treatment of the young girl. The final insult is when after the trial of the Rogrons vs. Pierrette which ends in her death, new residents are told another story that makes the Rogrons look like they had done nothing wrong. Pierrette's injuries and suffering will be taken up when the Rogrons are taken from this earth and meet their maker.
The political looking the other way and changing of political bed fellows shows the true nature of the nasty game; when Vinet and the Tiphaine faction become friendly it is all politically motivated.
The onlookers to the abuse of Pierrette, not speaking up but letting it continue is too much for anyone with a feeling of compassion.
Brigaut and Pierrette it is sad that they are not to marry because of her death and the Rogrons get away with their heinous crimes against her. Pierrette has lost her mother and father and her mother's parents; she stays with her father's parents who actually entice their daughter in law to stay with them and though her health suffers and she dies from the environment; they wanting the money for their failing business tell her to stay. After the money is gone the grandparents send her to other relatives; Rogrons which are related to the mother by a half sister. Pierrette is sad but brightens when a fellow friend comes to live nearby. Sylvie and Jermone Rogron are brother and sister; quite unattractive and their parents were not too kind and sending them to fend for their own early. They do well in a shop in Paris; the older sister does not want the brother to marry unless someone she thinks she can control. Their father leaves them his house after his death which they fix up in Provins. Pierrette is sent to them. The Rogrons are not able to survive in this Provins because of Slyvie and her brother not making it due to her behavior and his stupidity. The upper class rejects them but Rogron makes friends with undesirables who will use him and the colonel will try to marry Slyvie for her mother. Pierrette is finally called to stay with the Rogrons when they wanted to impress the others. Pierette who was always loved finds out that her cousins are cold. They at first give her all that the little girls have but ridicule her if she ruins the clothes and her visits to other girls stops. They keep her under guard and repress her so much. The celibates are used by the lawyer and colonel plus the clergyman and sister to make Pierrette suffer more. The brother and sister now look to marriage with the people chosen to deceive them. Pierrette is now the servant and getting more ill. After Brigaut came to the window Slyvie had heard him and thought it was the colonel looking to marry Pierrette because she was too old. She berated her and gave her no peace which sick Pierrette became sicker. Slyvie thinks Pierrette and the colonel are going to get married and the colonel thinks that Vinet is trying to have Rogron marry Madame Chargeboeuf and talk all the money from the Rogrons since he is related. Pierrette helps the colonel with cards and Slyvie accuses her of helping him; Pierrette leaves hits her head while being berated and Slyvie says to her guest she is a liar and deserved it. Brigaut has sent for Pierrette's grandmother who has just been given money from the loss of her husband's business. She comes and Slyvie hers and comes to Pierrette's room and sees the string out the window that Brigaut sends up his letters. Slyvie thinking she will catch the colonel and Pierrette but Pierrette holds her letter in her hand which she refuses to let go and Slyvie bites her hand and hurts her. Brigaut and the grandmother come to save Pierrette and a doctor is sent for. Slyvie sees that she was wrong about the colonel and Pierrette when she sees the letters in Pierrette's petticoat. The two political factions are trying to say different things about the Rogrons. Vinet told the Rogrons that the brother must marry Madame Chargebeouf and he will defend which brings the clergyman's sister and the colonel to tell what they witnessed. The guardianship is changed and Pierrette's grandmother watches over her. Vinet says that Slyvie knew about Brigaud and she was trying to stop the affair which of course is false. Pierette is very ill and the doctor, Martener tried to help her and the doctor from Paris to restore life to Pierette but it is too late and she dies. Brigaut makes her coffin as the last act in Provins as an apprentice. He joins the regiment and becomes a great soldier with no care about what harm. Pierrette's grandmother dies a year after her granddaughter and her money is willed to Brigaut. After Pierrette's death, Vinet being the lawyer for Rogrons tried to have them do an autopsy but Briguat stops the insult and she is buried. Vinet does this maneuver to make it that Brigaurt look like the lover who Slyvie was trying to prevent. Rogron married Mademoiselle Chargeboeuf who looks for his death so she can remarry another. Sylvie is not the one in charge of her house no longer but manages the property. Vinet rises politically and becomes friendly with the other faction which they were opposite, Madame Tiphaine. Pierrette's story is forgotten because of the death and delayed trial. The priest tells another story what harm the Rogrons did but the others refute to mislead. Frappier who took care of Pierrette tells the truth but they seem him a drunk. The trial was dropped of the custody of Pierrettte because of her death and no more grounds of action.
The story in short - Pierrette leaves her poor grandmother to live with well to do cousins who treat her as a slave and think only of themselves.
I did not read this edition but from a Delphi collection of his work which included the below-which brings us to the very start of this sad story.
"Forming the first part of the trilogy Les Célibataires, this 1840 novel is set in 1827 and introduces Jacques Brigaut, a youth of sixteen years old, who decides to sing in a square in Provins early one morning. Pierrette Lorrain, a beautiful maiden, cautiously opens her window. He has just begun to explain that he is in Paris so that he might be near her, when she hears a window creak and warns him to leave quickly. "
"We must all agree that legality would be a fine thing for social scoundrelism IF THERE WERE NO GOD. "
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I was hoping that Briguad and Pierrette could be married but her death prevented that. The cruelty of Slyvie Rogron to the young girl is so unbelievably heartless. Jerome Rogron not looking after this child and letting her get ill and malnourished is inexcusable. Vinet and the Colonel using Pierrette to advance the marriage plans to use the Rogrons without a care for the effect of Slyvie's jealousy or treatment of the young girl. The final insult is when after the trial of the Rogrons vs. Pierrette which ends in her death, new residents are told another story that makes the Rogrons look like they had done nothing wrong. Pierrette's injuries and suffering will be taken up when the Rogrons are taken from this earth and meet their maker.
The political looking the other way and changing of political bed fellows shows the true nature of the nasty game; when Vinet and the Tiphaine faction become friendly it is all politically motivated.
The onlookers to the abuse of Pierrette, not speaking up but letting it continue is too much for anyone with a feeling of compassion.
Brigaut and Pierrette it is sad that they are not to marry because of her death and the Rogrons get away with their heinous crimes against her. Pierrette has lost her mother and father and her mother's parents; she stays with her father's parents who actually entice their daughter in law to stay with them and though her health suffers and she dies from the environment; they wanting the money for their failing business tell her to stay. After the money is gone the grandparents send her to other relatives; Rogrons which are related to the mother by a half sister. Pierrette is sad but brightens when a fellow friend comes to live nearby. Sylvie and Jermone Rogron are brother and sister; quite unattractive and their parents were not too kind and sending them to fend for their own early. They do well in a shop in Paris; the older sister does not want the brother to marry unless someone she thinks she can control. Their father leaves them his house after his death which they fix up in Provins. Pierrette is sent to them. The Rogrons are not able to survive in this Provins because of Slyvie and her brother not making it due to her behavior and his stupidity. The upper class rejects them but Rogron makes friends with undesirables who will use him and the colonel will try to marry Slyvie for her mother. Pierrette is finally called to stay with the Rogrons when they wanted to impress the others. Pierette who was always loved finds out that her cousins are cold. They at first give her all that the little girls have but ridicule her if she ruins the clothes and her visits to other girls stops. They keep her under guard and repress her so much. The celibates are used by the lawyer and colonel plus the clergyman and sister to make Pierrette suffer more. The brother and sister now look to marriage with the people chosen to deceive them. Pierrette is now the servant and getting more ill. After Brigaut came to the window Slyvie had heard him and thought it was the colonel looking to marry Pierrette because she was too old. She berated her and gave her no peace which sick Pierrette became sicker. Slyvie thinks Pierrette and the colonel are going to get married and the colonel thinks that Vinet is trying to have Rogron marry Madame Chargeboeuf and talk all the money from the Rogrons since he is related. Pierrette helps the colonel with cards and Slyvie accuses her of helping him; Pierrette leaves hits her head while being berated and Slyvie says to her guest she is a liar and deserved it. Brigaut has sent for Pierrette's grandmother who has just been given money from the loss of her husband's business. She comes and Slyvie hers and comes to Pierrette's room and sees the string out the window that Brigaut sends up his letters. Slyvie thinking she will catch the colonel and Pierrette but Pierrette holds her letter in her hand which she refuses to let go and Slyvie bites her hand and hurts her. Brigaut and the grandmother come to save Pierrette and a doctor is sent for. Slyvie sees that she was wrong about the colonel and Pierrette when she sees the letters in Pierrette's petticoat. The two political factions are trying to say different things about the Rogrons. Vinet told the Rogrons that the brother must marry Madame Chargebeouf and he will defend which brings the clergyman's sister and the colonel to tell what they witnessed. The guardianship is changed and Pierrette's grandmother watches over her. Vinet says that Slyvie knew about Brigaud and she was trying to stop the affair which of course is false. Pierette is very ill and the doctor, Martener tried to help her and the doctor from Paris to restore life to Pierette but it is too late and she dies. Brigaut makes her coffin as the last act in Provins as an apprentice. He joins the regiment and becomes a great soldier with no care about what harm. Pierrette's grandmother dies a year after her granddaughter and her money is willed to Brigaut. After Pierrette's death, Vinet being the lawyer for Rogrons tried to have them do an autopsy but Briguat stops the insult and she is buried. Vinet does this maneuver to make it that Brigaurt look like the lover who Slyvie was trying to prevent. Rogron married Mademoiselle Chargeboeuf who looks for his death so she can remarry another. Sylvie is not the one in charge of her house no longer but manages the property. Vinet rises politically and becomes friendly with the other faction which they were opposite, Madame Tiphaine. Pierrette's story is forgotten because of the death and delayed trial. The priest tells another story what harm the Rogrons did but the others refute to mislead. Frappier who took care of Pierrette tells the truth but they seem him a drunk. The trial was dropped of the custody of Pierrettte because of her death and no more grounds of action.
June 10, 2025
La trigésimo tercera escena de "La Comedia Humana" narra la historia de la corrupción política y social de una familia de provincianos (de Provins, cerca de París), que sólo busca ascender en cargos y, sobre todo, en la vida social que le rodea.
La Pierrette del título es una pobre huérfana que es enviada a la casa de unos familiares, los Rogron, por su abuela, con la intención de que la mimen y la cuiden. Sus parientes son un solerón y una solterona que desean ocupar un espacio en la sociedad de su pueblo y aprovecharán la presencia de Pierrette para intentar conseguirlo. La historia, al contrario que otras muchas por el estilo, no tendrá un final feliz, al menos no lo tendrá para Pierrette, porque sus parientes y los trúhanes que les rodean conseguirán mucho más de lo que buscan.
El estilo de esta escena de Balzac es una narración sencilla, con muchas indagaciones en los árboles genealógicos de los protagonistas y con poquísimos diálogos, en un reflejo de lo que será la vida silenciosa y prácticamente recluida de Pierrette. Su voz la escucharemos escasamente, y sólo tendrá protagonismo en un par de cartas que no manda por correo, sino que baja por un hilo a través de su ventana. Cartas inocentes como lo es ella misma.
Balzac nos habla aquí de la injusticia de la justicia, de la incapacidad de la medicina para buscar soluciones y, sobre todo, de la ambición desmedida, y sin remordimientos, de los seres humanos.
La Pierrette del título es una pobre huérfana que es enviada a la casa de unos familiares, los Rogron, por su abuela, con la intención de que la mimen y la cuiden. Sus parientes son un solerón y una solterona que desean ocupar un espacio en la sociedad de su pueblo y aprovecharán la presencia de Pierrette para intentar conseguirlo. La historia, al contrario que otras muchas por el estilo, no tendrá un final feliz, al menos no lo tendrá para Pierrette, porque sus parientes y los trúhanes que les rodean conseguirán mucho más de lo que buscan.
El estilo de esta escena de Balzac es una narración sencilla, con muchas indagaciones en los árboles genealógicos de los protagonistas y con poquísimos diálogos, en un reflejo de lo que será la vida silenciosa y prácticamente recluida de Pierrette. Su voz la escucharemos escasamente, y sólo tendrá protagonismo en un par de cartas que no manda por correo, sino que baja por un hilo a través de su ventana. Cartas inocentes como lo es ella misma.
Balzac nos habla aquí de la injusticia de la justicia, de la incapacidad de la medicina para buscar soluciones y, sobre todo, de la ambición desmedida, y sin remordimientos, de los seres humanos.
December 28, 2025
Esperava um final melhor, mas só havia um desenlace possível conhecendo o Balzac! Não é dos meus favoritos da Comédia Humana, mas é uma obra bonita! É interessante conceber como seria o desfecho deste livro tivesse ele sido escrito por outros autores!Recomendo!
3,5!
3,5!
December 12, 2020
This is a very dark story. It has to be a 5-star for being so well done, but I can't say I enjoyed it. And I do wonder if Balzac knew any spinsters who weren't warped?
June 3, 2025
Tanıdık ve hazin bir hikaye. Balzac arka planda, her zamanki gibi yine yaşadığı dönemin kusursuz bir tasvirini yapıyor.
October 1, 2021
Cok uzun bir aradan sonra Balzac'a dönüş kitabım oldu. Tadını, ihtişamını unutmuşum kitaplarının. Anımsadım ki yaşamış en büyük birkaç roman dehasından biri. Özellikle cemiyet hayatını anlatmakta muazzam basarili bir kalem. Tasvirleri aşılamaz düzeyde. Hikaye de kuvvetli olunca edebiyat şöleni okuru bekliyor. Ayrıca karakterleri benim etrafımdaki birçok insandan daha canlı. Böyle bir yazarın bir daha gelmeyeceğini bilmek acı. Onun dehası ile ancak Rus devleri yarışabilir bence. Belki bir de Dickens ve Steinbeck. Ancak Balzac üretkenlik anlamında hepsini aşıyor. Nobel alan son on yazarı toplasak bir Balzac etmez kanımca.
March 22, 2010
A little gem from Balzac, one of his dominant theme of stories of injustice triumphing over innocence as a result of a cabal in which the like-thinking enemies agree to pool their resources. The title character is a sweet little Breton girl who is "rescued" from an institution by the Rogrons, an unmarried brother and sister who proceed to mistreat the girl. Everything and everybody conspires against Pierrette, except for her childhood friend Brigaut, who loves her. A very sad story, but one worth reading.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 16, 2020
Balzac külliyatı yolculuğumda bu seferki durağım Pierrette oldu. 1840 yılında yayımlanan bu eserde Balzac, adeta bir sosyolog gibi taşra toplumunun bir portresini çiziyor. Bu portre, bana karakterlerin sahte/yapmacık hâl, tavır ve hareketleri üzerinden toplumsal bir eleştirinin getirildiği satirik "comedy of manners" türünü anımsatsa da romanda mizah yerine kara mizah bulunması ve karakterler arasındaki diyalogların azlığı nedeniyle bu türden ayrılıyor, ancak bu türün ve Balzac'ın romanının amacı aynı: toplumsal eleştiri (hiciv). Bir yanda budala ve hırslılar ile öte yanda zeki, kurnaz ve hırslıları çarpıştırıyor Balzac. Toplumda insanların yükselme, elit çevrelere kabul edilme ve para hırslarının vahşi ve zaman zaman da kanlı dünyasına spot ışıklarını döndürüyor. Taşrada ebeveyn ilgisi/sevgisi görmeden buz gibi bir çocukluk geçirdikten sonra atıldıkları kent yaşamına tutunamayıp taşraya geri dönen ve bu dönüşün muhteşem olmasını arzulayan Rogron (Sylvie ve Denis) kardeşlerin, ki hırslılardan budala kesimi temsil ediyorlar, hırslılardan zeki ve kurnazların düzen ve dolapları (entrikaları) yardımıyla yükselişlerini okuyoruz romanda. "Evde kalmış yaşlı kızların" ve "evde kalmış yaşlı oğlanların" kıskanç ve hırslı peikolojisini de irdeleyen Balzac, bizi hırs ve kıskançlık duygularının nedenleri ve sonuçları üzerine düşünmeye davet ediyor. Saflığı ve sevgi doluluğuyla bu vahşi hırs ortamında çiçek gibi solan Pierrette üzerinden de hukuk sistemini ve adaleti de sorunsallaştırıyor Balzac. Yoğun miktarda olay, kişi ve detaylar barındıran ve karakterler arası diyaloglara çok az yer verilen eserde Balzac, anlattığı durumlar ve hayat hakkında yaptığı isabetli tahlil ve tespitlerle de okuru düşündürüyor. Kısa ancak yoğun bir eser Pierrette. Uzun tasvirleri, kişi ve olayların arka planı (geçmişi) hakkındaki uzun açıklamaları ve yazarların eserlerinde kendi tespitlerine yer vermeleri sizi sıkıyorsa veya rahatsız ediyorsa bu eseri size tavsiye edemem ancak kısa olduğu için esere şans vermeyi düşünebilirsiniz. Bu kitap benim Balzac konusundaki duygu ve düşüncelerimi değiştirmedi; bilakis Balzac'a olan hayranlığım giderek artıyor. Önümüzdeki ay Balzac külliyatı okumalarıma Sarrasine ile devam etmeyi planlıyorum. Keyifli okumalar.
May 8, 2020
لا يمكن تقدير القيمة الأدبية لهذه الرواية حق قدرها حتى فى تاريخ الرواية عموماً .
فبلزاك من الرواد والأعلام فى العمل الروائى ودرسه الكثيرون وكتب عنه العديد والعديد من النقاد وأعيد طبع أعماله مرارا منذ حياته وحتى الآن على مدار ما يربو على القرن ونصف . وقد تُرجمت أعماله إلى كافة اللغات تقريباً وتأثر به العديد من عظماء الأدب الروائى اللاحقين له سواء فى فرنسا او خارجها كما ألهم الكثيرين منهم بواقعيته الناشئة كونه من أهم رواد الأدب الواقعى .
وعلى المدقق أن يكشف عن البراعة الأدبية والإبداع عند بلزاك والتى تظهر فى التفاصيل كما فى الإطار الروائى العام فتصويره هنا مثلا لتدرج السقوط الذى أودى بحياة بيرييت ليبين ملائكية الطباع الصبورة والمحبة والمتألمة كما يبرز قسوة مضطهديها وموت كل عاطفة طيبة لديهم نتيجة التفكير النفعى والأنانى المستمر لدى ضعاف وصغار النفوس .
كما أن نسبية التصوير تبدو سمة أدبية واقعية جديدة وهى موجودة فى جميع أعمال بلزاك وليست صدفة فى عمل عابر وغير متقن فقصر الأخوين روجرون مثلا والذى يبدو مبتذلا وتقليديا فى نظر البرجوازية العليا فى بروڤانس يبدو قصرا فخماً لقريبتهما الفتاة البريتانية الفقيرة التى سيتولون امرها بعد فقد والديها وجديها . كما أن القصر يصبح فى وقت لاحق فى نظرها أكثر السجون رهبة . وكذلك رغم الحب الصادق الذى تلقاه الفتاه من الاشخاص البسطاء الطبيعيين سواء من الغرباء او الاقرباء نظرا لطيبة نفسها وبراءتها نراها رغم ذلك تُقابَل بالفتور والنكد لدى الأخوين روجرون الوصيان عليها المعروفين بالفتور العاطفى والحمية للكسب .
كما يعد أحد مظاهر مهارة بلزاك الأدبية واتجاهاته الواقعية هو نجاحه فى إدخال الواقع السياسى العام فى شئون الحياة الخاصة للشخصيات التى يجعلها بلزاك بصورة طبيعية تدخل العوامل السياسية فى إعتبارها خلال علاقاتهم المتبادلة أو تجاه مواقفهم من الحياة . وكيف تؤثر الأحداث السياسية فى الأشخاص المفردة كما فى قضايا المجتمع وهى غالباً ما تفقد كلاهما روحه وتجعله امرا شكلياً فى يد الطرف الأكثر دهاءً ومكراً . كما يجسد بلزاك الحقد - فى معظم أعماله وفى هذا العمل بالذات - ليبين مدى تأثيره وسيادته على أفعال البشر وأرواحهم .
ولهذا يعجبنى أن أعد بلزاك لا روائيا فذاً فقط بل رائداً فى علم النفس ومؤرخاً إجتماعياً للمجتمع الفرنسي مطلع القرن التاسع عشر .
هذه امثلة بسيطة للواقعية المشخصة بإدراك عميق للنفس البشرية فى شتى حالاتها ومواقفها وهو الإدراك النابع من ثقافة واسعة وتجارب متعددة مع مختلف انواع البشر وحدة ذهن رفيعة ترى الامور بوضوح وحياد .
فبلزاك من الرواد والأعلام فى العمل الروائى ودرسه الكثيرون وكتب عنه العديد والعديد من النقاد وأعيد طبع أعماله مرارا منذ حياته وحتى الآن على مدار ما يربو على القرن ونصف . وقد تُرجمت أعماله إلى كافة اللغات تقريباً وتأثر به العديد من عظماء الأدب الروائى اللاحقين له سواء فى فرنسا او خارجها كما ألهم الكثيرين منهم بواقعيته الناشئة كونه من أهم رواد الأدب الواقعى .
وعلى المدقق أن يكشف عن البراعة الأدبية والإبداع عند بلزاك والتى تظهر فى التفاصيل كما فى الإطار الروائى العام فتصويره هنا مثلا لتدرج السقوط الذى أودى بحياة بيرييت ليبين ملائكية الطباع الصبورة والمحبة والمتألمة كما يبرز قسوة مضطهديها وموت كل عاطفة طيبة لديهم نتيجة التفكير النفعى والأنانى المستمر لدى ضعاف وصغار النفوس .
كما أن نسبية التصوير تبدو سمة أدبية واقعية جديدة وهى موجودة فى جميع أعمال بلزاك وليست صدفة فى عمل عابر وغير متقن فقصر الأخوين روجرون مثلا والذى يبدو مبتذلا وتقليديا فى نظر البرجوازية العليا فى بروڤانس يبدو قصرا فخماً لقريبتهما الفتاة البريتانية الفقيرة التى سيتولون امرها بعد فقد والديها وجديها . كما أن القصر يصبح فى وقت لاحق فى نظرها أكثر السجون رهبة . وكذلك رغم الحب الصادق الذى تلقاه الفتاه من الاشخاص البسطاء الطبيعيين سواء من الغرباء او الاقرباء نظرا لطيبة نفسها وبراءتها نراها رغم ذلك تُقابَل بالفتور والنكد لدى الأخوين روجرون الوصيان عليها المعروفين بالفتور العاطفى والحمية للكسب .
كما يعد أحد مظاهر مهارة بلزاك الأدبية واتجاهاته الواقعية هو نجاحه فى إدخال الواقع السياسى العام فى شئون الحياة الخاصة للشخصيات التى يجعلها بلزاك بصورة طبيعية تدخل العوامل السياسية فى إعتبارها خلال علاقاتهم المتبادلة أو تجاه مواقفهم من الحياة . وكيف تؤثر الأحداث السياسية فى الأشخاص المفردة كما فى قضايا المجتمع وهى غالباً ما تفقد كلاهما روحه وتجعله امرا شكلياً فى يد الطرف الأكثر دهاءً ومكراً . كما يجسد بلزاك الحقد - فى معظم أعماله وفى هذا العمل بالذات - ليبين مدى تأثيره وسيادته على أفعال البشر وأرواحهم .
ولهذا يعجبنى أن أعد بلزاك لا روائيا فذاً فقط بل رائداً فى علم النفس ومؤرخاً إجتماعياً للمجتمع الفرنسي مطلع القرن التاسع عشر .
هذه امثلة بسيطة للواقعية المشخصة بإدراك عميق للنفس البشرية فى شتى حالاتها ومواقفها وهو الإدراك النابع من ثقافة واسعة وتجارب متعددة مع مختلف انواع البشر وحدة ذهن رفيعة ترى الامور بوضوح وحياد .
June 7, 2020
Clearly written by someone who was going through a bitter moment and disenchanted about life... Although the melodramatic sufferings of blameless, innocent Pierrette was a bit too overwrought, all the rest of the story rings so true it hurts. Poor Pierrette, an orphan girl who grew up with loving grandparents and freely frolicking with the neighbor's kid in the forests of Brittany, is taken into the Rogron's house, a pair of middle-aged brother and sister, who have never married, and apparently never known any pleasure besides saving money, exerting power over employees and building a garish house.
The gradual enslavement and sickening of Pierrette is predictable enough and it goes on as expected. The rest of the characters, with the political intrigue, the aristocracy versus the liberals power play and the social climbing is very well executed. The girl is sacrificed not because people in town are evil, but just because they don't care about anything except their own interests and advancement. The old people who want to marry but are afraid of being too ridiculous, the beautiful but poor noblewoman who marries an idiot with money and becomes the reigning salon queen, the judges and lawyers who are playing at getting into politics.... It all works to weave a very real story about ambition, intrigue, pride and jealousy that happens in a small provincial town.
Balzac's genius is at its best when the whole thing turns into a judicious dispute that is smartly spun into political power play. From being a crime victim, Pierrette becomes a pretext for the opposition to get back its power and there is no consequence whatsoever for the crime the brother and sister commit. They actually live happily ever after. There's not even an attempt at Deus ex machina justice right before the story ends, which makes me think Balzac was really depressed by then... Not for everybody, but a must-read for die-hard Balzac fans.
The gradual enslavement and sickening of Pierrette is predictable enough and it goes on as expected. The rest of the characters, with the political intrigue, the aristocracy versus the liberals power play and the social climbing is very well executed. The girl is sacrificed not because people in town are evil, but just because they don't care about anything except their own interests and advancement. The old people who want to marry but are afraid of being too ridiculous, the beautiful but poor noblewoman who marries an idiot with money and becomes the reigning salon queen, the judges and lawyers who are playing at getting into politics.... It all works to weave a very real story about ambition, intrigue, pride and jealousy that happens in a small provincial town.
Balzac's genius is at its best when the whole thing turns into a judicious dispute that is smartly spun into political power play. From being a crime victim, Pierrette becomes a pretext for the opposition to get back its power and there is no consequence whatsoever for the crime the brother and sister commit. They actually live happily ever after. There's not even an attempt at Deus ex machina justice right before the story ends, which makes me think Balzac was really depressed by then... Not for everybody, but a must-read for die-hard Balzac fans.
July 11, 2023
This may be one of Balzac's darkest and most cynical novels. He positively hates two of the main characters, a sister and brother who made a small fortune by running a haberdashery in Paris and returned to their small provincial town, Provins, seeking to obtain a prominent position in the local society. Pierrette, a delightful young girl, distantly related to them, was sent to live with them, and the outcome is disastrous.
Balzac knows (or pretends to know) everything about everybody and everywhere, and he likes to issue grandiose pronouncements about religion, science, history, literature, art, and music. The reader is not allowed to disagree with him. He is an author with full authorial authority. As the omniscient narrator, in total control of his characters and their fate, he is never ironic about himself. He also doesn't display much of a sense of humor.
When thinking about Balzac I often compare him in my mind to another incredibly prolific novelist, the genial Anthony Trollope. I think I would enjoy Trollope's company (as I would, definitely, enjoy knowing Stefan Zweig). But Balzac is insufferable, arrogant, actually. His absolute self-assurance is an attraction for me as a reader, though I find know-it-alls unbearable in daily life. In order to enjoy Balzac, you have to accept his bluster as part of the reading experience.
Balzac knows (or pretends to know) everything about everybody and everywhere, and he likes to issue grandiose pronouncements about religion, science, history, literature, art, and music. The reader is not allowed to disagree with him. He is an author with full authorial authority. As the omniscient narrator, in total control of his characters and their fate, he is never ironic about himself. He also doesn't display much of a sense of humor.
When thinking about Balzac I often compare him in my mind to another incredibly prolific novelist, the genial Anthony Trollope. I think I would enjoy Trollope's company (as I would, definitely, enjoy knowing Stefan Zweig). But Balzac is insufferable, arrogant, actually. His absolute self-assurance is an attraction for me as a reader, though I find know-it-alls unbearable in daily life. In order to enjoy Balzac, you have to accept his bluster as part of the reading experience.
December 20, 2023
Sınıf farklılığının getirdiği amansız savaşın ortasına ezilen küçük Pierrette'in trajik öyküsünü melodrama kaçmadan gerçekçi bir dille anlatan "Pierrette", melankolik yapısıyla okuyucuda buruk bir tat bırakan etkileyici bir novella. Kısaca özetlemek gerekirse: Pierrette’i yanlarına almadan önce sonradan gelen parayla kendilerini sosyetenin bir parçası haline getirmeye çalışan kuzenleri Rogron’lar, ne kadar uğraşsalar da görgüsüzlükleri sebebiyle bunu başaramazlar. Bunun üzerine kendi çıkarları için Pierrette’i yanlarını alırlar ve Pierrette için bir türlü uyanamacağı kabus başlamış olur. Balzac, küçük dünyaların küçük insanlarının devamlı kaos yaratarak kendilerine zindan ettikleri bu hayatı okuyucuyla paylaşarak, sınıfsal ayrımcılığı önemsemeyen gelecek neslin bu savaşı kazanmak için verdiği kayıpları Pierrette üzerinden bizlere veriyor. Bunu yaparken her detayı en ince ayrıntısına kadar anlatmayı yine ihmal etmeyen yazar, çıkar çatışmasındaki her karakterin kendine ait bireysel ve ruhsal özelliklerini de eklemeyi başarıyor. Okuması zaman zaman zor olsa da Balzac’ın bu kadar küçük bir dünyadan bu kadar büyük bir etki yaratması yine kaleminin ne kadar güçlü olduğunu gösterir nitelikte.
02.12.2023
Londra, Birleşik Krallık
Alp Turgut
02.12.2023
Londra, Birleşik Krallık
Alp Turgut
November 4, 2023
Podemos resumir este livro, em termos amplos, como sendo uma versão da Cinderela sem final feliz e com pormenores político-jurídicos.
Pierrette, a personagem principal, é caracterizada como um ser angelical, não padecendo de um único defeito, senão o da sua ingenuidade.
Do outro lado do espectro, temos os parentes Rogron, dotados de uma enorme fraqueza de carácter. Estes, aproveitando-se da fama de caridade que o cuidado de Pierrette lhes poderia vir a trazer, acolheram-na na sua casa, procedendo à sua instrumentalização e contribuindo para a sua fatal decadência, apesar de todos os esforços levados a cabo, na fase terminal, por aqueles que a amavam.
Balzac enfatiza a sua falta de esperança na justiça francesa e termina a obra dizendo (e bem): "convenhamos, aqui entre nós que a legalidade seria uma bela coisa para as patifarias sociais, se Deus não existisse".
Pierrette, a personagem principal, é caracterizada como um ser angelical, não padecendo de um único defeito, senão o da sua ingenuidade.
Do outro lado do espectro, temos os parentes Rogron, dotados de uma enorme fraqueza de carácter. Estes, aproveitando-se da fama de caridade que o cuidado de Pierrette lhes poderia vir a trazer, acolheram-na na sua casa, procedendo à sua instrumentalização e contribuindo para a sua fatal decadência, apesar de todos os esforços levados a cabo, na fase terminal, por aqueles que a amavam.
Balzac enfatiza a sua falta de esperança na justiça francesa e termina a obra dizendo (e bem): "convenhamos, aqui entre nós que a legalidade seria uma bela coisa para as patifarias sociais, se Deus não existisse".
March 30, 2025
Dans ce court roman de Balzac, Pierrette est emmenée vivre dans une famille, qui va se révéler maltraitante et tyrannique avec elle. On s'attache à Pierrette, mais le lecteur est bien le seul à s'attacher à elle. On voit son état se dégrader, son environnement devenir de plus en plus malsain, son enfermement se créer peu à peu... Seuls problèmes de ce roman : la profusion de personnages et la lenteur. Le lecteur s'attache à Pierrette mais elle est parfois perdue au milieu de noms d'autres personnages qui n'apportent que peu à l'intrigue et celle-ci ne commence vraiment que dans les 100 dernières pages... Chère Pierrette, comme le médecin et comme ton amant, je ne t'ai pas oubliée.
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August 31, 2021“Pierrette” is fairly minor Balzac, with a cluttered narrative that doesn’t always build effectively or hold together well. It paints a vivid picture of family rivalries and domestic tensions, though, and the sad end of the suffering heroine is commendably harrowing. Minor but nicely enough done to be worth reading.
December 18, 2020
Roman cu final nefericit. Meschinărie, avariție, cinism. Și despre neajunsurile justiției, care nu trebuie să ne fundamenteze existența, ci să ne-o înlesnească.
"Între noi fie vorba, Legalitatea ar fi, pentru nelegiuirile sociale, minunat lucru, dacă n-ar exista Dumnezeu.
"Între noi fie vorba, Legalitatea ar fi, pentru nelegiuirile sociale, minunat lucru, dacă n-ar exista Dumnezeu.
December 31, 2019
Acikli :(
March 4, 2021
Plaintive novel about purity obliterated.
April 28, 2021
ميشيل خوري ليس مترجم.. ميشيل خوري قديس
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