{"product_id":"old-man-goriot-by-honore-de-balzac-9780140449723","title":"Old Man Goriot","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonsieur Goriot is one of a disparate group of lodgers at Madame Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house. At first, his wealth inspires respect, but as his circumstances are mysteriously reduced, he becomes shunned by those around him. Soon, his only remaining visitors are his two beautifully dressed daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoriot's fate is intertwined with two other fellow boarders—the young social climber, Eugene Rastignac, who sees a way to gain the acceptance and wealth he craves, and the enigmatic figure of Vautrin, who is hiding darker secrets than anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving a compelling and panoramic story of love, money, self-sacrifice, corruption, greed, and ambition, \u003cem\u003eOld Man Goriot\u003c\/em\u003e is Balzac's acknowledged masterpiece. A key novel in his \u003cem\u003eComédie Humaine\u003c\/em\u003e series, it is a vividly realized portrait of bourgeois Parisian society in the years following the French Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46495348556012,"sku":"9780140449723","price":19.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27385003482237.jpg?v=1748473875","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/old-man-goriot-by-honore-de-balzac-9780140449723","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}