Balzac: Selected Short Stories
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Book Overview
One of the greatest French novelists, Balzac was also an accomplished writer of shorter fiction. This volume includes twelve of his finest short stories - many of which feature characters from his epic series of novels the Com die Humaine. Compelling tales of acute social and psychological insight, they fully demonstrate the mastery of suspense and revelation that were the hallmarks of Balzac's genius. In The Atheist's Mass, we learn the true reason...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140443258
ISBN13:9780140443257
Release Date:May 1977
Publisher:Penguin Books
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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Honore de Balzac ~ Selected Short Stories [Penguin Classics]
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
09/09/2008 Merit-Worthy of Balzac: Beautiful cover, short stories filled with Balzac's lively imagination and minute observations of the details of everyday life and acute social and psychological insight coupled with Balzac's keen sense of irony. Human Nature doesn't change as social and economic conditions do. Tales as mesmerizingly relevant today as they were when written over a century ago. Recommended Reading: La Comedie Humaine: Honore de Balzac's multi-volume collection of novels depicting French society 1815-1848: Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose...
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I have to put a five star rating to nutralize the other 1-star review. What's wrong with you or with your book, my copy contains exactly what it supposed to contain, including, "The forsaken woman".
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