Novels: The Lily of the Valley

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Wikipedia says: Honoré de Balzac (/ˈbælzæk/ BAL-zak ,[2] more commonly US: /ˈbɔːl-/ BAWL- ,[3][4][5] French: [ɔnɔʁe d(ə) balzak]; born Honoré Balzac ;[1] 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine , which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus .
Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature.[6] He is renowned for his multi-faceted characters; even his lesser characters are complex, morally ambiguous and fully human. Inanimate objects are imbued with character as well; the city of Paris, a backdrop for much of his writing, takes on many human qualities. His writing influenced many famous writers, including the novelists Émile Zola, Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert, and Henry James, and filmmakers François Truffaut and Jacques Rivette. Many of Balzac's works have been made into films and continue to inspire other writers.

Bookseller

Open Door Books (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

OPENDRRC132

Title

Novels

Author

Balzac, Honoré de (8 Books)

Book Condition

Used - Good-

Quantity Available

1

Binding

Hardcover

Publisher

Barrie & son

Date Published

1899

Weight

0.00 lbs

Keywords

biblio.live

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