Balzac, Honoré de,  1799-1850 <br/><br/>
Lost Illusions 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_perdues  Release date is 2004-08-11 
<br/><br/>Two Poets --  A Distinguished Provincial at Paris -- Eve and David. 
<br/><br/>Produced by Dagny  Produced by Dagny 
<br/><br/> "Lost Illusions" by Honoré de Balzac is a serial novel written between 1837 and 1843. Young Lucien Chardon leaves provincial France for Paris, driven by ambition and literary dreams. In the capital's glittering but treacherous world of journalism and high society, he faces impossible choices between artistic integrity and success. As he becomes entangled with actresses, journalists, and aristocrats, Lucien discovers that talent alone cannot protect him from betrayal, corruption, and his own desperate compromises. His journey exposes the harsh realities behind literary fame and social climbing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ