Duchess of Langeais

General Montriveau, one of Napoleon's brilliant commanders, finds the trace of his lover, whom he lost years ago, in the sacred melodies pouring from the fingers of a young woman confined to a monastery on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean. And he sets his mind on winning back the woman he loves, no matter what the cost. However, there is something that this disgruntled officer did not take into account. The Duchess of Langeais, the fashion queen of the Paris society, who makes all the men around her fall in love with her with her seductive laughter and takes great pleasure in playing with their hearts, is now a spirit with her shaved hair, pale face and gray dress.

In this second book of his Romani of the Thirteen trilogy, Balzac presents a picture of tastes, flaws and all the excesses provoked by the traditions specific to the capitals, where the best and the worst exist side by side; It continues to tell the story of the events surrounding a secret society during the Restoration period, when royal rule returned.

In the background of a rare, passionate love story, the customs of the French society of a period, the hypocrisy specific to the upper classes, a class rotting with its ambition to always remain in power, the ups and downs in the turbulent sea of politics, the Paris of Balzac, who said, in short, "the story of my life is the story of my work." You will find .
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 216

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Red Cat

Number of Pages: 216

First Print Year: 2016

Language Turkish