Project Gutenberg 2004-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 137 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Bell, Clara 1834 1927 Facino Cane Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facino_Cane_(short_story) Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Facino Cane" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel that reflects the themes of ambition, wealth, and lost opportunities. Written in the early to mid-19th century, the book dives into the life of a man haunted by his past and his obsession with gold. Balzac, known for his keen observations of society and human nature, presents a rich narrative that encapsulates the struggles of the lower classes in France while exploring the depths of human desire and tragedy. The story centers around Marco Facino Cane, an aging Venetian nobleman who shares the tale of his life with a young narrator. Facino's life was marked by wealth, love, and subsequent downfall, leading to his present state of poverty and blindness. Despite his physical blindness, his mind remains sharp, filled with memories of riches and lost love, particularly for a woman named Bianca. He recounts his passionate love affair, the violence that ensued, and his obsession with gold that ultimately led to his downfall. Facino's tale intertwines themes of regret and the relentless pursuit of wealth, culminating in his desire to return to Venice and reclaim his lost fortune. As he shares his story, the reader is drawn into a world where ambition and the human condition intertwine in profound and often tragic ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 60492 60493 2024-10-01T11:46:06.048649 2023-10-01T09:52:17.511468 text/html text/html 55841 2013-04-04T12:56:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 21593 2013-04-04T12:56:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 92092 2024-10-01T11:46:10.967135 application/epub+zip 90817 2024-10-01T11:46:08.438160 application/epub+zip 90818 2024-10-01T11:46:06.892652 application/epub+zip 171342 2024-10-01T11:46:12.647131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164295 2024-10-01T11:46:10.061167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130919 2022-09-01T12:18:23.803212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50359 50323 2024-10-01T11:46:05.768803 2023-10-01T09:52:17.334482 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 50230 2010-03-01T13:52:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20344 2010-03-01T13:54:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20398 2024-10-01T11:46:12.774104 application/rdf+xml 12521 2024-10-01T11:46:07.675143 image/jpeg 3237 2024-10-01T11:46:07.276642 image/jpeg 89743 2024-10-01T11:46:06.055640 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia