161:: ack, I promised to do a PR for this article, but time got away from me and Scartol (rightfully so) couldn't hold this gem back. :) qp10qp is correct in that the article is an engaging and excellent introduction to the book; I personally knew nothing about this novel until I read the article. It's well written, as usual, and a great example of what a novel FA should be. A couple comments to go along with my enthusiastic support:
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Le Père Goriot is widely considered as Balzac's the most important novel.
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