Pierre Grassou: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Pierre Grassou is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850). The listed translation credits are Wormeley, Katharine Prescott (1830–1908).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Pierre Grassou" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1839. It follows a mediocre painter who survives by creating imitative works that an art dealer sells as genuine masterpieces to wealthy bourgeois clients. When Pierre meets a prosperous bottle-dealer who mistakes him for a grand master, an unexpected opportunity arises. This satirical tale explores artistic mediocrity, bourgeois pretension, and the gap between commercial success and true artistic recognition in nineteenth-century French society.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Pierre Grassou
- Author credits: Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Wormeley, Katharine Prescott (1830–1908)
Catalogue subjects
- French fiction -- Translations into English
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- Category: Art
- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
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