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Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
Honoré de Balzac · James Waring
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A novel by Honoré de Balzac, part of his *Comédie humaine*, following the courtesan Esther and the schemer Vautrin as their fortunes intertwine in Parisian society. Suited to readers of nineteenth-century French literature and those exploring Balzac's larger cycle of works.
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, described as a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.
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