Le Père Goriot

In 19th-century Paris, a struggling boardinghouse becomes the stage for a drama of ambition, love, and desperation. Father Goriot, a wealthy noodle-maker ruined by his devotion to his two ungrateful daughters, finds himself entangled in the lives of the other residents, each with their own schemes and secrets. This novel offers a stark look at Parisian society and the corrupting influence of wealth.