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The Quest of the Absolute and Other Stories
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781022176898
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book is a collection of short stories by Honore de Balzac, one of the greatest French writers of the 19th century. It showcases his mastery of psychological realism, his acute observation of social manners, and his exploration of the human condition. From the tragic fate of a young artist who pursues the ideal of beauty, to the comic misadventures of a provincial lawyer who aspires to high society, these stories offer a rich and varied panorama of Balzac's literary universe.
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