Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Edition Definitive of the Comédie Humaine: The magic skin
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe édition définitive of the Comédie humaine: The magic skin
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Magic Skin
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781727357745
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The Magic Skin (La Peau de chagrin) is set in early 19th-century Paris and tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy. Although the novel uses fantastic elements, its main focus is a realistic portrayal of the excesses of bourgeois materialism. Balzac's renowned attention to detail is used to describe a gambling house, an antique shop, a royal banquet, and other locales. He also includes details from his own life as a struggling writer, placing the main character in a home similar to the one he occupied at the start of his literary career. The central theme of La Peau de chagrin is the conflict between desire and longevity. The magic skin represents the owner's life-force, which is depleted through every expression of will, especially when it is employed for the acquisition of power. Ignoring a caution from the shopkeeper who offers him the skin, the protagonist greedily surrounds himself with wealth, only to find himself miserable and decrepit at the story's end. (source: Wikipedia)
Edition Definitive of La Comédie Humaine: The repertory of La comédie humaine of Honoré de Balzac
Author: Honoré de BalzacThe Wild Ass's Skin
Author: Honoré de BalzacPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Author: Honoré de Balzac
Author: Honoré de Balzac
Author: Honoré de Balzac
Author: Honoré de Balzac
Author: Honoré de Balzac