A murky business

Autoren

Honoré de Balzac

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3,6(224)Abgeben

Parameter

224 Seiten
8 Lesestunden

Belletristik
Geschichte
Historische Romane
Krimi
Mystery / Thriller
Penguin classics

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Characterized by amoral ruthlessness, the politics of A Murky Business would seem to bear out Balzac's questionable precept. Set earlier than most of Balzac's Comedie Humaine, the novel covers the years 1803-6, when Napolean was making himself first Consul and then Emperor. The inclusion of Napoleon himself, as well as figures like Talleyrand and Fouche, makes this a historical novel. But it is also an early example of the detective story, in which the sinister, implacable police agent, Corentin, stalks his way towards vengeance on his aristocractic enemies.