Selected Short Stories/Contes Choisies: A Dual Language Book - Couverture souple

Balzac, Honore De; Appelbaum, Stanley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0486408957 ISBN 13 : 9780486408958

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2003

Synopsis

Book by Honor de Balzac

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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 Comédie 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 for a distinguished atheist surgeon's attendance at religious services; La Grande Breteche describes the horrific truth behind the locked doors of a decaying country mansion, while The Red Inn relates a brutal tale of murder and betrayal. A fascinating counterpoint to the renowned novels, all the stories collected here stand by themselves as mesmerizing works by one of the finest writers of nineteenth-century France.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was a French journalist and writer, regarded as one of the creators of realism in literature. Among the masterpieces included in The Human Comedy are Le Pére Goriot, Les Illusions Perdues, Les Paysans, La Femme de Trente Ans, and Eugénie Grandet.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486408957
• ISBN 13: 9780486408958
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256