Author: | Honoré de Balzac | ISBN: | 9780141913544 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd | Publication: | June 30, 1977 |
Imprint: | Penguin | Language: | English |
Author: | Honoré de Balzac |
ISBN: | 9780141913544 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publication: | June 30, 1977 |
Imprint: | Penguin |
Language: | English |
Balzac is concerned with the choice between ruthless self-gratification and asceticism, dissipation and restraint, in a novel that is powerful in its symbolism and realistic depiction of decadence.
Balzac is concerned with the choice between ruthless self-gratification and asceticism, dissipation and restraint, in a novel that is powerful in its symbolism and realistic depiction of decadence.