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Illusions perdues

Illusions perdues

ArtBiography
Pages
389
Published
1893
Language
English

Synopsis

This volume presents facsimiles of the manuscript and a corrected printed edition of the first part of Honoré de Balzac's "Illusions Perdues," titled "Les Deux Poètes." It offers a unique glimpse into the creation of a significant work of French literature. Explore the early stages of Balzac's narrative concerning social life, art, and the struggles of aspiring artists and writers in 19th-century France.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

ReflectiveIntellectualThought-ProvokingInformative
Morally Grey

Genres

Art Biography Essays History Literary Fiction Classics Historical Fiction

About the author

H
Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of almost 100 novels and plays collectively entitled La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the fall of Napoléon Bonaparte in 1815. ([Source][1].) [1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balzac