Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Nabab

Release date is 2004-06-01

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"Le nabab, tome II" by Alphonse Daudet is a novel published in 1877. A self-made millionaire from Marseille arrives in Second Empire Paris, seeking social acceptance and political power through his vast fortune earned in Tunisia. Surrounded by parasites, swindlers, and social climbers eager to exploit his wealth, he pursues decoration and a seat in parliament. But enemies conspire against him, scandals emerge, and his assets face confiscation. As financial ruin looms and public opinion turns hostile, the nabab confronts the devastating price of his ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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