Sharply observed detail, acute social and psychological insight, a keen sense of irony and a mastery of suspense – these are hallmarks of Balzac’s genius.
This volume includes twelve stories, including An Incident in the Reign of Terror, The Atheist’s Mass and The Red Inn. All of them reveal Balzac’s ability to excite curiosity, his intuitive grasp of what made other lives tick and his instinctive understanding of the contradictions in human behaviour.
1986 edition.
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Author: Honoré de Balzac
Language: French
Translator: Sylvia Raphael
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Tags: Classics, French, Nineteenth Century, Paris, short stories
Genre: Short stories
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Price: £6+p&p, Excellent condition, Vintage copy