About This Novel
"Eugénie Grandet" is the most important work in Balzac's "Comedy Humane" and one of the most outstanding drawings in "Comédie Humane". The novel describes the family conflicts between the Grandet couple, father and daughter, uncles and nephews, profoundly reveals the money relationship in bourgeois families, extensively unfolds the customs of the French provinces in the first half of the 19th century, and creates a typical artistic image of Grandet, one of the four misers in the gallery of world literary figures. It is known as an ordinary tragedy without poison, no sharp knives, and no bloodshed. The novel integrates psychological analysis, custom description, detailed characterization, and philosophical discussion, and has achieved high artistic achievements.
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