The author of the monumental "La Comedie Humaine", Honore de Balzac was an extraordinarily prolific writer and is regarded as one of the founding fathers of realism. This new biography looks at his remarkable body of work, setting it against his life in nineteenth-century France. A perfect companion[...]
A hypnotic story of hatred, revenge and catastrophe in which Cousin Bette exacts a terrible price from the rich relations who use and humiliate her. This book portrays the world of post-Napoleonic France, where commercial greed and sexual debauchery are rampant among a demoralized ruling class.[...]
Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) er en av 1800-tallets store forfattere. 30 år gammel begynte han å skrive på sitt store litterære prosjekt Den menneskelige komedie, hvorav Scener fra kurtisanenes liv er en av de mest sentrale romanene.Det mondene Paris er forsamlet til ball i Operaen. Det er midte[...]