Balzac: 1669 books

Roman d’Honoré de Balzac publié en 1837, La Muse du département (La Comédie humaine - Scènes de la vie de province) fait partie de la littérature classique à lire et à relire.

Elles sont deux, Renée et Louise, qui, à peine sorties du couvent, vont suivre des destinées contraires. Faut-il mettre de la passion dans le mariage ? Ou y chercher un bonheur raisonnable ? Derrière cette « dispute », menée par correspondance, une lutte sourde oppose deux ambitions : Renée...

Inspiré à Balzac par son expérience dans l'imprimerie, Illusions perdues raconte l’échec de Lucien de Rubempré, jeune provincial épris de gloire littéraire. En contrepoint au parcours malheureux de ce « grand homme de province », alternativement héros et antihéros plein de faiblesses,...

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Estamos en 1828. Una noche, de madrugada, Eugène de Rastignac y Horace Bianchon regresan de la casa de la marquesa D´Espard. Aquel convence a éste para que interceda por la dama ante su tío, Jean Jules Popinot, juez que se encarga de la interdicción que la marquesa ha pedido contra su marido, el marqués D´Espard.

A fantastic novel by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac.

"The marriage contract" is a 1835 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. Located in Bordeaux, describes the marriage of a Parisian gentleman, Paul de Manerville, with the beautiful hereditary Spanish, spoiled, Natalie Evangelista.

Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy. La Peau de chagrin belongs to the Etudes philosophiques group of Balzac's sequence of novels.

Balzac's masterpiece novel follows lives of three central characters: the law student Eugene de Rastignac, a mysterious agitator named Vautrin, and an elderly retired vermicelli-maker named Jean-Joachim Goriot. The old man is ridiculed frequently by the other boarders, who soon learn that he has bankrupted himself to support his two well-married daughters.

In this 1847 novel, often seen as a companion piece to Balzac’s Cousin Bette, Sylvain Pons is a musician who despite modest means has amassed a valuable collection of art. Only after a wealthy cousin banishes him as her guest does she learn of the collection—and becomes one of many who would like to get their thieving hands on it.

In this 1831 novel, a young man finds a piece of magical rawhide and begins making wishes. However, with each wish that is granted, the skin shrinks, and the man becomes feebler. A warning against greed, the novel established Balzac’s literary reputation.  Upon publication, it sold out instantly.

Maitre Cornelius" is Balzac's famous love story. Set in the fifteenth century this is a tale of a married woman whose lover apprentices himself to a silversmith just to be nearer to her. In this Novella King Louis XI. of France plays a key role; while helping his close friend Cornelius he unravels a preposterous plot.

A sensational novel by Balzac about sentiments and emotions of a girl called Juana. He has portrayed the realistic elements of flagrantly romantic qualities and violent passion in a very stunning way. Captivating!

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