TY  - BOOK
AU  - Balzac,Honoré de
AU  - Wormeley,Katharine Prescott
TI  - Bureaucracy
AV  - PQ 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - French fiction -- Translations into English
KW  - France -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Fiction
N1  - Release date is 2004-06-01; Produced by John Bickers, Bonnie Sala, and Dagny, and David Widger; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Bureaucracy" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century that delves into the intricacies and challenges of governmental work in post-revolutionary France. The story begins with Xavier Rabourdin, an ambitious civil servant who dreams of reforming the administrative system while grappling with the complexities of his professional and personal life, notably his marriage to the spirited Celestine Leprince.  The opening of "Bureaucracy" introduces the Rabourdin household and paints a detailed portrait of Xavier Rabourdin, his mundane yet complicated existence in service to the government, and his relationship with Celestine. As Rabourdin strives for personal advancement and seeks to implement his ideas on bureaucratic reforms, Celestine feels stifled by the limitations imposed on their lifestyle, leading her to pursue her ambitions independently. This interplay of aspirations, societal expectations, and bureaucratic inefficiency sets the stage for a deeper exploration of 19th-century French society and governance, highlighting the tensions between ambition and reality in a changing world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1343
ER  -