Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Marriage, Ellen 1865-1946 text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Gobseck" by Honoré de Balzac is a novella written in 1830. Set during the French Restoration, it tells the story of Anastasie de Restaud, an aristocrat trapped in a loveless marriage who turns to the cunning moneylender Gobseck for financial help. As her affair and reckless spending spiral out of control, she becomes entangled in debts and schemes that threaten to destroy her family. This tale explores the corrupting power of money through the lens of a mysterious usurer who is both petty miser and philosophical observer of human nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobseck Release date is 2004-10-19 Produced by Dagny, and Bonnie Sala, and David Widger Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1389 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1389 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133044.0 1389