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The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix
Honoré de Balzac · George Saintsbury
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This volume collects George Saintsbury's introductory essays and appendix written for the English translation of Balzac's La Comédie humaine, the interconnected series of novels and stories portraying French society. It suits readers of Balzac, students of French literature, and those interested in literary criticism.
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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