Honora de Balzac is considered the founder of social realism. Balzac was the first writer to write about the all social levels of the social scene in France.

His vast…

Honore de Balzac; born Honore Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comedie humaine, which presents a panorama of…

Honore de Balzac; born Honore Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comedie humaine, which presents a panorama of…

Le Colonel Chabert is an 1832 novella by French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac (1799-1850). It is included in his series of novels (or Roman-fleuve) known as La Comedie…

Honore de Balzac; born Honore Balzac 20 May 1799 - 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comedie humaine, which presents a panorama of…

Monsieur de Manerville the father was a worthy Norman gentleman well known to the Marechael de Richelieu who married him to one of the richest heiresses of Bordeaux in the…

In 1829, commander Genestas arrives in a village in the Dauphine, where he meets Dr Benassis, who has transformed this miserable settlement into a small but prosperous town in only…

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