Perijätär

audiobook

Perijätär

by Honoré de Balzac

FI·~6 hours

Chapters

Description

The story opens on a narrow, sun‑scarred lane that winds through a centuries‑old quarter, where weather‑worn timber houses lean together like silent witnesses to forgotten histories. Their façades are etched with mysterious symbols and faded hieroglyphs, each stone and carved beam hinting at the layered lives of monks, nobles, and merchants who once passed these streets. The atmosphere is thick with the scent of old wood, damp stone, and the faint echo of distant bells, drawing listeners into a world where the past feels almost palpable.

Amid this melancholy setting a youthful girl in a white shawl and bright red sleeves steps out of her family’s modest home, her presence a splash of color against the muted backdrop. She heads toward a bustling barrel‑maker’s shop, where a seasoned trader measures the worth of oak and wine, negotiating with locals whose fortunes rise and fall with the market’s whims. As she navigates the market’s rhythms, subtle tensions surface, suggesting that beneath the ordinary trade lies a web of secrets waiting to be uncovered.

Details

Language

fi

Duration

~6 hours (371K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2016-09-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac

1799–1850

A giant of French fiction, he turned the crowded streets, salons, and back rooms of 19th-century France into vivid, gripping stories. His vast cycle of novels and tales, known as La Comédie humaine, helped shape the modern realist novel.

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