César Birotteau

Name: César Birotteau
Author: Honoré de Balzac
ISBN: 9780140446418

by Honoré de Balzac

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Originally published as «Histoire de la grandeur et de la décadence de César Birotteau.» (French)

Histoire de la grandeur et de la décadence de César Birotteau or César Birotteau, is an 1837 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of the Scènes de la vie parisienne in the series La Comédie humaine. Its main character is a Parisian perfumer, with the prototype being a legendary perfumer, Jean Vincent Bully, who achieves success in the cosmetics business, but becomes bankrupt due to property speculation.

First published 1800376 pages

843.7

Category: Literature
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 14
Editions known: 28

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 843.7843.73
Library of Congress (LCC): PQ2163 C3 1973PZ0003.B22 Ce12PZ0003.B22 Ce4PQ2163.C32 1930x

Subjects

Business enterprisesChinese fictionContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Cosmetics industryFictionFiction in SpanishFrance in fictionFrench fictionMiddle classSocial life and customsTranslations from FrenchTranslations into Chinese

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ISBN 9780140446418English

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First published1800

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