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The Audiobook Vault: Catholic Sacred & Classic Voices from the Past

Father Goriot | Balzac’s Tale of Sin, Sacrifice & Redemption in 19th-Century Paris Part 1

428 min • 4 augusti 2025
In Father Goriot, Honoré de Balzac unearths the human soul beneath the glittering decay of Parisian society. This cornerstone of La Comédie Humaine is far more than a social critique—it is a tragic meditation on love, pride, greed, and self-sacrifice. At the heart of the novel is a Christlike figure, Père Goriot, whose paternal devotion echoes the love of the Father for His children—unreciprocated, sacrificial, and ultimately redemptive.

From a Catholic lens, the novel unveils the fallen condition of man, the corruption of institutions when divorced from virtue, and the cost of true love in a world gripped by vanity. Balzac’s realism is infused with spiritual undertones, portraying souls struggling between sin and grace, justice and mercy. Father Goriot is not just a novel—it’s a moral reckoning in literary form.

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