Selected Short Stories of Honore De Balzac: El Verdugo;Domestic Peace;A Study in Feminine Psychology;An Incident in the Reign of Terror;The ... Mass;Facino Cane;Pierre Grassou (Classics)
Selected Short Stories of Honore De Balzac: El Verdugo;Domestic Peace;A Study in Feminine Psychology;An Incident in the Reign of Terror;The ... Mass;Facino Cane;Pierre Grassou (Classics)
Honoré de Balzac
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One of the greatest French novelists, Balzac was also an accomplished writer of shorter fiction. This volume includes twelve of his finest short stories - many of which feature characters from his epic series of novels the Comédie Humaine. Compelling tales of acute social and psychological insight, they fully demonstrate the mastery of suspense and revelation that were the hallmarks of Balzac's genius. In The Atheist's Mass, we learn the true reason for a distinguished atheist surgeon's attendance at religious services; La Grande Breteche describes the horrific truth behind the locked doors of a decaying country mansion, while The Red Inn relates a brutal tale of murder and betrayal. A fascinating counterpoint to the renowned novels, all the stories collected here stand by themselves as mesmerizing works by one of the finest writers of nineteenth-century France.
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Title - Selected Short Stories of Honore De Balzac: El Verdugo;Domestic Peace;A Study in Feminine Psychology;An Incident in the Reign of Terror;The ... Mass;Facino Cane;Pierre Grassou (Classics)
Edition -
Author - Honoré de Balzac
ISBN 13 - 9780140443257
Imprint - Penguin Classics
Publisher - Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published - 24/02/1977
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No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 129 x 196 x 17mm
Weight - 215 g
Languages - English