
Selected Short Stories
Honore de Balzac(Author)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 24. February 1977
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-14-044325-7 (ISBN)
Description
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 Comedie 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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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-044325-7 (9780140443257)
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Selected Short Stories
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Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) was a French journalist and writer, regarded as one of the creators of realism in literature. Among the masterpieces included in The Human Comedy are Le Pere Goriot, Les Illusions Perdues, Les Paysans, La Femme de Trente Ans, and Eugenie Grandet.
Content
Selected Short StoriesIntroduction
El Verdugo
Domestic Peace
A Study in Feminine Psychology
An Incident in the Reign of Terror
The Conscript
The Red Inn
The Purse
La Grande Bretèche
A Tragedy by the Sea
The Atheist's Mass
Facino Cane
Pierre Grassou
El Verdugo
Domestic Peace
A Study in Feminine Psychology
An Incident in the Reign of Terror
The Conscript
The Red Inn
The Purse
La Grande Bretèche
A Tragedy by the Sea
The Atheist's Mass
Facino Cane
Pierre Grassou