Old Goriot
French novelist, 1799–1850.
Old Goriot is an 1834 novel by Honoré de Balzac, translated from French.
On 2 of the 10 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Honoré de Balzac
- First published
- Serialised 1834–35
- Original language
- Translated from French
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Class and society
Is Old Goriot worth reading?
2 of the 10 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph) and Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph, 2009) | No. 86 | See the list |
| Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs, 2002) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Old Goriot
The edition we link to is the Echo Library paperback (2000).
- Publisher
- Echo Library (paperback, 2000)
- ISBN
- 9781846379987
How critics and readers rate Old Goriot
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 42% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Old Goriot
If you liked Old Goriot, try War and Peace, The Count of Monte Cristo or The Red and the Black.
