La Comédie humaine - Volume 01

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850

À propos de ce livre

"La Comédie humaine - Volume 01" by Honoré de Balzac is a monumental literary project written between 1829 and 1850. This ambitious work encompasses over 90 novels, short stories, and essays that create a "natural history of society." Balzac systematically explores social groups and mechanisms through interconnected narratives where hundreds of characters reappear across different stories. He captures the rise of capitalism, the power of money, and the complexity of human nature, creating unforgettable archetypes like the ambitious Rastignac and the miserly Grandet.

Notes

Scènes de la vie privée - Tome 1 Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Com%C3%A9die_humaine Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Com%C3%A9die_humaine

Auteur

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850

Niveau de lecture

B1 · Intermédiaire

Langue

Français