La Comédie humaine - Volume 12. Scènes de la vie parisienne et scènes de la vie…

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850

About this book

"La Comédie humaine - Volume 12. Scènes de la vie parisienne et scènes de la vie…" by Honoré de Balzac is part of a vast literary project written between 1829 and 1850. This volume belongs to Balzac's ambitious attempt to create a "natural history of society" through interconnected novels, stories, and essays. The work systematically explores social groups and mechanisms of French society, featuring hundreds of recurring characters who reappear across multiple narratives. Balzac captures the rise of capitalism, the power of money, and the complexity of human nature in vivid detail.

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Author

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850

Reading level

B1 · Intermediate

Language

Français