Project Gutenberg 2016-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 45 Balzac, Honoré de 1799 1850 Balzac, Honore de Saint-Aubin, Horace de De Balzac, Honoré Balzac, H. de (Honoré de) Vuorinen, Huvi 1883 1965 Vasama, Veikko Valkama, Ville Rajatie, Veikko Colonel Chabert. Finnish Eversti Chabert Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Eversti Chabert" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. This work resonates with themes of identity, social status, and personal struggle as it follows the tragic story of Colonel Chabert, a man who is believed to have died in battle but instead returns to find his life has drastically changed. The narrative explores Chabert's quest for recognition and justice, underscored by the societal indifference and scorn he faces. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to an unnamed old soldier, later revealed to be Colonel Chabert, who struggles to make himself heard amidst the bustling atmosphere of a law office in Paris. The tone is one of frustration and despair as the old colonel attempts to speak with the lawyer Derville about his plight, only to be overlooked and mocked by the younger clerks in the office. Despite the indifference shown to him, Chabert remains steadfast in his need to confront the reality of his situation, as he feels lost and abandoned, battling against the perceptions and assumptions of those around him. The opening effectively sets the stage for a poignant exploration of loss, identity, and the quest for dignity in a dismissive society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Historical fiction France -- Fiction Legal stories French fiction -- Translations into Finnish Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Veterans -- Fiction Justice, Administration of -- Political aspects -- France -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 201027 200966 2024-09-22T05:29:21.676018 2023-09-23T04:08:56.491620 text/html text/html 201020 200959 2024-09-22T05:29:21.914025 2023-09-23T04:08:56.646611 text/html text/html 140045 2024-09-22T05:29:26.944999 application/epub+zip 142826 2024-09-22T05:29:23.699027 application/epub+zip 142826 2024-09-22T05:29:22.562022 application/epub+zip 275846 2024-09-22T05:29:29.433971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260924 2024-09-22T05:29:26.283981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235674 2022-09-24T03:42:01.722544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180862 180853 2024-09-22T05:29:21.381060 2023-09-23T04:08:56.290603 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 173685 2016-08-28T09:51:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 67607 2016-08-28T09:51:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20659 2024-09-22T05:29:29.561971 application/rdf+xml 13794 2024-09-22T05:29:23.095022 image/jpeg 3546 2024-09-22T05:29:22.828029 image/jpeg 139739 2024-09-22T05:29:21.932031 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia