{"product_id":"cousin-bette-paperback-2","title":"Cousin Bette - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHonoré de Balzac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathleen Raine\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bette is a wronged soul; and when her passion does break, it is, as Balzac says, sublime and terrifying,\" wrote V. S. Pritchett. A late masterpiece in Balzac's \u003ci\u003eLa Com die Humaine, Cousin Bette\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a Vosges peasant who rebels against her scornful upper-class relatives, skillfully turning their selfish obsessions against them. The novel exemplifies what Henry James described as Balzac's \"huge, all-compassing, all-desiring, all-devouring love of reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBette is a wronged soul; and when her passion does break, it is, as Balzac says, sublime and terrifying, wrote V. S. Pritchett. A late masterpiece in Balzac's \"La Comedie Humaine, Cousin Bette is the story of a Vosges peasant who rebels against her scornful upper-class relatives, skillfully turning their selfish obsessions against them. The novel exemplifies what Henry James described as Balzac's \"huge, all-compassing, all-desiring, all-devouring love of reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Raine\u003c\/b\u003e, the renowned British translator, poet, critic, and editor, was recently awarded the distinguished title of Comman-deur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancine Prose's\u003c\/b\u003e most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, was a 2000 National Book Award finalist. A contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, she writes for many publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694665273407,"sku":"9780375759079","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4e81a3c73fccd482cde8084b67fd4f21.webp?v=1765001869","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/cousin-bette-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}