Honore Balzac
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Lost Illusions, by Honore de Balzac, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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2) Cousin Pons
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Cousin Pons (1847) is a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. One of the final works in Balzac's La Comédie humaine sequence, Cousin Pons originally began as a novella before being extended to the length of a novel. It serves as both a beautiful meditation on the nature of Platonic male friendship and a vitriolic condemnation of the vanity and greed of the French bourgeoisie. In typical fashion, however, Balzac also turns a critical eye to the...
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Eugénie Grandet (1833) is a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. Written as Balzac began to formulate the grand scale of his La Comédie humaine sequence, Eugénie Grandet was eventually tied into the universe of his epic realist masterpiece, a holistic vision of nineteenth-century French society which sought to observe the consequences of the political, religious, and economic shifts of the Revolution and in its aftermath. This novel looks...
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A Passion in the Desert (1830) is a short story by French author, Honoré de Balzac. Written as part of his La Comédie humaine sequence, A Passion in the Desert is a frequently anthologized work of short fiction that explores humanity's relationship with nature as well as the effects of conquest and colonization. The story was loosely adapted into a 1997 feature film and remains one of Balzac's most acclaimed works. The story's frame narrative begins...
5) Cousin Betty
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La Cousine Bette (Cousin Bette) is an 1846 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. Set in mid-19th-century Paris, it tells the story of an unmarried middle-aged woman who plots the destruction of her extended family. Bette works with Valérie Marneffe, an unhappily married young lady, to seduce and torment a series of men. One of these is Baron Hector Hulot, husband to Bette's cousin Adeline. He sacrifices his family's fortune and good name to please...
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One of the fathers of Realism was the famed 19th century French writer Honore de Balzac. His works are best known for their shrewd, yet honest, interpretation of real life problems within the social classes of French society. He believed that explaining a character would not inform the reader about the character's personality; however, describing their home, possessions, and other details would tell the reader about the character's true nature. With...
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La Rabouilleuse (The Black Sheep, or The Two Brothers) is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac, and is one of The Celibates in the series La Comédie humaine. It tells the story of the Bridau family, trying to regain their lost inheritance after a series of mishaps. Though for years an overlooked work in Balzac's canon, it has gained popularity and respect in recent years. The Guardian listed The Black Sheep 12 on its list of the 100 Greatest Novels...
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9) Cousin Bette
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Cousin Bette (1846) is a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. Part of Balzac's La Comédie humaine sequence, the novel is recognized as being the author's last fully-realized work, and features several characters who appear elsewhere throughout his legendary series. It has inspired several film and television adaptations, as well as earned comparisons to Shakespeare's Othello and Tolstoy's War and Peace.
The novel focuses on the life and exploits...
10) Father Goriot
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Father Goriot (1835) is a novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. An early work in his La Comédie humaine sequence, Father Goriot has since become one of Balzac's most critically and commercially successful novels. It contains several characters who appear throughout his other books and is considered to be the first novel in which he perfected his hallmark realist style.
The novel, set in Paris, follows Eugène de Rastignac, a young law student...
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La Fausse Maîtresse est un roman d'Honoré de Balzac paru en 1841 dans le journal Le Siècle, puis publié en volume en cinq chapitres dans l'édition Furne 1842 dans les Scènes de la vie privée des Études de Mœurs de La Comédie humaine.
Thadée Paz, noble polonais désargenté, devenu l'intendant et factotum du comte Adam Laginski, son compagnon de guerre, est une version masculine de Lisbeth Fischer, la cousine Bette, mais, lui, est pétri...
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"La Peau de chagrin" de Honoré de Balzac est un roman fantastique énigmatique qui explore les thèmes de la passion, de l'argent et de la mort. L'histoire suit le jeune Raphaël de Valentin, un homme désespéré qui se voit offrir une peau de chagrin magique qui peut exaucer tous ses souhaits. Mais chaque désir réalisé entraîne une réduction de la peau, rapprochant ainsi Raphaël de sa mort inévitable. Au fil du récit, Balzac crée un univers...
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La Femme abandonnée est une nouvelle d'Honoré de Balzac parue en 1832 dans La Revue de Paris et publiée en volume en 1833 dans le tome II des Scènes de la vie de province des Études de mœurs aux éditions de Madame Béchet. Elle est rééditée en 1839 aux éditions Charpentier, puis en 1842 dans l'édition Furne avec une dédicace à la duchesse d'Abrantès. Elle figure alors dans les Scènes de la vie privée de La Comédie humaine.
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14) Père Goriot
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A kind-hearted and idealistic youth enters the grasping Parisian society of the 1820s, where his education in the realities and costs of city life begin among the residents of a shabby but respectable boardinghouse. Père Goriot - one of the outstanding novels in The Human Comedy, Balzac's panoramic study of Parisian life - features richly detailed settings, a skillfully related plot, and a vibrant cast of characters. Acclaimed by critic Leslie Stephen...
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Known for his keen observations and finely drawn characters, Honoré de Balzac is regarded as one of the forerunners of the literary realism movement that swept Europe in the nineteenth century. A Woman at Thirty offers an unflinching look at the layers of social oppression that dictated the course of many women's lives during the era. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is...
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A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is the second volume of Honoré de Balzac's Lost Illusions trilogy. In it, Balzac masterfully revisits one of his most commonly called-upon themes: the harsh realization that someone who is distinguished and revered in their small hometown may be an invisible nonentity amidst the hustle and bustle of the big city. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing...
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"Tu creación está incompleta. No has podido insuflar más que una porción de tu alma a tu querida obra. La antorcha de Prometeo se ha apagado más de una vez en tus manos, y muchos sitios de tu cuadro no han sido tocados por la llama celeste."
Pourbus y Nicolás Poussin visitan al pintor Frenhofer, quien desde hace 7 años se esfuerza por dibujar a una mujer imaginaria, llamada primero la Belle Noiseuse —una célebre cortesana— y luego, en...
20) Droll Stories
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From the great French novelist comes this long-unavailable collection of tales in the tradition of Boccaccio's Decameron. Balzac's Contes Drolatiques, or Droll Stories, were originally published in three volumes in the 1830s. Set in medieval Europe, these stories were Balzac's attempt to write in the great tradition of Rabelais and Boccaccio, to render the Middle Ages with a touch of raunchy humor, and to provide a delightful portrait of medieval...