Bureaucracy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781161425147)

Bureaucracy is a novel written by Honore De Balzac, a French author and playwright. The story revolves around the life of a young man named Louis Lambert, who is an aspiring poet and philosopher. Louis is deeply interested in the workings of the government and the bureaucracy that runs it. He becomes obsessed with the idea of creating a perfect system of government, one that would be free from corruption and inefficiency.As Louis delves deeper into his research, he begins to uncover the dark underbelly of the bureaucracy. He discovers that the system is riddled with corruption, nepotism, and inefficiency. Louis becomes disillusioned with his dream of creating a perfect system and starts to question the very nature of government itself.Bureaucracy is a scathing critique of the French government and its bureaucracy during the 19th century. Balzac's vivid description of the inner workings of the government and the corruption that plagues it is a reflection of the author's own experiences with the French bureaucracy. The novel is a powerful indictment of the bureaucratic system and its failures, and a warning against the dangers of unchecked power and corruption in government.At this moment the division of Monsieur de la Billardiere was in a state of unusual excitement, resulting very naturally from the event which was about to happen; for heads of divisions do not die every day, and there is no insurance office where the chances of life and death are calculated with more sagacity than in a government bureau.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Honore De Balzac
ISBN-10: 1161425144
ISBN-13: 9781161425147
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2010
Pages: 202
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.50d