Le Père Goriot
Delcourt · 2009–2010 · 2 issues
About the series
In this concise two-issue adaptation for Delcourt, Le Père Goriot brings Honoré de Balzac’s classic novel of Parisian ambition and paternal sacrifice to graphic form. The series distills the tragic story of a devoted father undone by his daughters’ greed, set against the backdrop of a boarding house filled with desperate social climbers. Though brief, this comic matters as a faithful, visually rendered entry point to a foundational work of French literature, capturing the emotional weight of Balzac’s original.
