TY - BOOK AU - Balzac,Honoré de AU - Wormeley,Katharine Prescott TI - Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau AV - PQ PY - 2005/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Revenge -- Fiction KW - French fiction -- Translations into English KW - Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction KW - Bankruptcy -- Fiction KW - Business enterprises -- Fiction KW - Middle class -- France -- Fiction KW - Cosmetics industry -- Fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Birotteau; Release date is 2005-07-19; Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1837. A Parisian perfumer of peasant origins achieves remarkable success, earning honors and social standing. But when he becomes entangled in property speculation with borrowed money, hidden betrayals and financial manipulation threaten everything he has built. As debts mount and former allies turn against him, César must confront bankruptcy and fight to restore his honor in a world where middle-class fortunes can collapse overnight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1942 ER -