Colonel Chabert

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Author: Honor'e de BalzacTitle: Colonel ChabertBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 114Release Date: 2018-12-24Details: An old man arrives at the offices of the lawyer Derville, clai ming to be Colonel Chabert, a hero of the Napoleonic Wars who was left for dead on the battlefield, but in fact managed to survive under a pile of corpses before spending years as a recovering amnesiac. Having returned to Paris and discovered that his wife has married an aristocrat who has liquidated all his assets, Chabert enlists the help of Derville to recover both his name and his fortune.Part of Balzac's La Com'edie humaine cycle, Colonel Chabert is a poignant tale about the pursuit of justice, as well as a portrait of France's transition from the Napoleonic Empire to the Restoration. Inspired by actual events, the novella has captured the imagination of generations of readers and has been adapted for the stage and screen numerous times.EAN: 9781847497734Package Dimensions: Height: 7.870063 Inches, Length: 5.57 Inches, Weight: 0.28219169536 Pounds, Width: 0.3901567 Inches Show more