Семья Буссардель

So vremen krushenii͡a Napoleona v odnom iz roskoshnykh osobni͡akov Parizha zhivet semʹi͡a Bussardelʹ. Glava semeĭstva, Floran Bussardelʹ, - ėgoistichnyĭ, obladai͡ushchiĭ kholodnym rassudkom birzhevoĭ makler. Ne imei͡a znachitelʹnykh sredstv, on umudrilsi͡a obespechitʹ deti͡am i vnukam krepkiĭ finansovyĭ kapital.<br>Prot͡svetai͡ushchai͡a pochtennai͡a semʹi͡a - takova paradnai͡a vitrina zhizni Bussardeleĭ. No estʹ i to, chto skryto ot glaz.<br>Opisyvai͡a budni svoikh geroev denʹ za dnem, Filipp Ėria shchedro rasstavli͡aet po shkafam skelety, kotorye to i delo predʺi͡avli͡aet chitateli͡u. Bussardeli ne angely - oni zhivye li͡udi. Nezakonnorozhdennye deti, adi͡ulʹtery, neprigli͡adnye postupki, neponimanie i absoli͡utnoe ravnodushie drug k drugu i k chelovecheskim goresti͡am voobshche - vse ėto sostavli͡aet istinnui͡u zhiznʹ semeĭstva. Sleditʹ za peripetii͡ami sudeb geroev kraĭne interesno - imenno potomu chto Ėria, kak i ego predshestvennik Balʹzak, risuet podlinnui͡u chelovecheskui͡u komedii͡u.

Since the fall of Napoleon, the Boussardel family has lived in one of the luxurious mansions in Paris. The head of the family, Florent Boussardel, is a selfish, cold–minded stockbroker. Without significant funds, he managed to provide his children and grandchildren with strong financial capital.
A prosperous respectable family is the front showcase of the Bussardels' life. But there is also something that is hidden from view.
Describing the everyday lives of his characters day after day, Philippe Heria generously puts skeletons in the cupboards, which he constantly presents to the reader. The Boussardels are not angels— they are real people. Illegitimate children, adultery, unsightly deeds, misunderstanding and absolute indifference to each other and to human sorrows in general — all this constitutes the true life of a family. It is extremely interesting to follow the twists and turns of the characters' fates, precisely because Heria, like his predecessor Balzac, draws a genuine human comedy.