Project Gutenberg 2005-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 72 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Bell, Clara 1834 1927 Z. Marcas Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger "Z. Marcas" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written during the early 19th century, specifically in the 1830s, a time when France was undergoing significant political changes and social transformations. The book explores themes of ambition, disillusionment, and the struggles faced by those with great potential in a society that often stifles talent and opportunity. The storyline centers around Z. Marcas, a gifted individual whose dreams and aspirations are continually thwarted by the societal structure and the fickle nature of political life. The narrative follows the life of Zephirin Marcas, a talented law graduate who arrives in Paris brimming with ambition but finds himself trapped in a cycle of poverty and unfulfilled potential. Despite his intellect and previous political promise, he becomes entangled in a web of intrigue, betrayal, and the harsh realities of political machinations that ultimately lead him to a life of anonymity and despair. Marcas's journey is marked by his encounters with two young aspiring individuals, whom he inadvertently inspires, reflecting the theme of lost potential and the impact of ambition not just on the individual, but also on society at large. The story concludes with Marcas's tragic demise, serving as a poignant commentary on the neglect and abandonment of genuine talent by a society rife with mediocrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 91104 91113 2024-09-01T11:10:05.043792 2023-10-01T10:08:16.294060 text/html text/html 89168 2019-08-05T07:22:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 32797 2019-08-05T07:22:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 80896 2024-09-01T11:10:08.525713 application/epub+zip 80237 2024-09-01T11:10:06.321744 application/epub+zip 80237 2024-09-01T11:10:05.536741 application/epub+zip 155287 2024-09-01T11:10:10.269732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147098 2024-09-01T11:10:08.005747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147016 2022-09-01T12:33:50.549185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76809 76773 2024-09-01T11:10:04.793743 2023-10-01T10:08:16.063087 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 77182 2019-08-05T07:22:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 31084 2019-08-05T07:22:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 76681 2019-08-05T07:22:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30961 2019-08-05T07:22:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20883 2024-09-01T11:10:10.428733 application/rdf+xml 11625 2024-09-01T11:10:05.872739 image/jpeg 3121 2024-09-01T11:10:05.703730 image/jpeg 81547 2024-09-01T11:10:05.053819 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia