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Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut
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Des Grieux falls in love with Manon Lescaut, elopes with her to Paris, but their love is betrayed, leading to his downfall. The novel caused scandal and was banned, but it remains a powerful depiction of obsessive love.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 29 October 2019
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Des Grieux, a young nobleman, falls deeply in love with Manon Lescaut, a captivating and beautiful woman. Despite facing opposition from his family, they decide to elope to Paris, driven by their intense passion. However, their newfound love is plagued by financial difficulties as Des Grieux struggles to fulfill Manon's extravagant tastes. As time passes, their once-happy domestic life begins to unravel when Des Grieux discovers Manon's betrayal for a wealthy lover. The scandal caused by the novel's initial publication in 1731 led to its ban, but it quickly gained popularity among eighteenth-century readers, becoming one of the most celebrated and evocative portrayals of obsessive love in literature.
Des Grieux, a young nobleman, falls deeply in love with Manon Lescaut, a captivating and beautiful woman. Despite facing opposition from his family, they decide to elope to Paris, driven by their intense passion. However, their newfound love is plagued by financial difficulties as Des Grieux struggles to fulfill Manon's extravagant tastes. As time passes, their once-happy domestic life begins to unravel when Des Grieux discovers Manon's betrayal for a wealthy lover. The scandal caused by the novel's initial publication in 1731 led to its ban, but it quickly gained popularity among eighteenth-century readers, becoming one of the most celebrated and evocative portrayals of obsessive love in literature.
Weight: 174g
Dimension: 128 x 199 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781847498144
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