"The Wrong Side of Paris, " the final novel in Balzac's "The Human
Comedy, " is the compelling story of Godefroid, an abject failure
at thirty, who seeks refuge from materialism by moving into a
monastery-like lodging house in the shadows of Notre-Dame. Presided
over by Madame de La Chanterie, a noblewoman with a tragic past,
the house is inhabited by a remarkable band of men--all scarred by
the tumultuous aftermath of the French Revolution--who have devoted
their lives to performing anonymous acts of charity. Intrigued by
the Order of the Brotherhood of Consolation and their uplifting
dedication to virtuous living, Godefroid strives to follow their
example. He agrees to travel--incognito--to a Parisian slum to save
a noble family from ruin. There he meets a beautiful, ailing Polish
woman who lives in great luxury, unaware that just outside her
bedroom door her own father and son are suffering in dire poverty.
By proving himself worthy of the Brotherhood, Godefroid finds his
own spiritual redemption.
This vivid portrait of the underbelly of nineteenth-century Paris,
exuberantly rendered by Jordan Stump, is the first major
translation in more than a century of Balzac's forgotten
masterpiece" L'Envers de l'histoire contemporaine." Featuring an
illuminating Introduction by Adam Gopnik, this original Modern
Library edition also includes explanatory notes.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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