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Colonel Chabert
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Paperback Alma Classics 101 Pages English
By (author) Honore De Balzac , Translated by Andrew Brown


An old man arrives at the offices of the lawyer Derville, claiming to be Colonel Chabert, a hero of the Napoleonic Wars who was left for dead on the battlefield, but in fact managed to survive under a pile of corpses before spending years as a recovering amnesiac. Having returned to Paris and discovered that his wife has married an aristocrat who has liquidated all his assets, Chabert enlists the help of Derville to recover both his name and his fortune.

Part of Balzacs La Comedie humaine cycle, Colonel Chabert is a poignant tale about the pursuit of justice, as well as a portrait of Frances transition from the Napoleonic Empire to the Restoration. Inspired by actual events, the novella has captured the imagination of generations of readers and has been adapted for the stage and screen numerous times.


Product details

Format Paperback | 114 pages
Dimensions 128 x 198 x 10.16mm | 128g
Publication date 24 Dec 2018
Publisher Alma Books Ltd
Imprint Alma Classics
Publication City/Country Richmond, United Kingdom
Language English
ISBN10 184749773X
ISBN13 9781847497734
Bestsellers rank 989,735