Pagine1799–1850 · Tours, France · also known as Balzac, Honore de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac set out to portray all of French society in La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy) — around 90 linked novels and stories in which characters reappear from book to book. Fuelled by legendary amounts of coffee and chased by creditors, he wrote Eugénie Grandet (1833), Père Goriot (1835) and Lost Illusions, founding modern literary realism.
Begin with Père Goriot.
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Honoré de Balzac set out to portray all of French society in La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy) — around 90 linked novels and stories in which characters reappear from book to book. Fuelled by legendary amounts of coffee and chased by creditors, he wrote Eugénie Grandet (1833), Père Goriot (1835) and Lost Illusions, founding modern literary realism.
Père Goriot is usually considered Honoré de Balzac’s best-known work, followed by Eugénie Grandet, Lost Illusions, Cousin Bette.
Most readers start with Père Goriot.
Both refer to the same writer. Other spellings and names include Balzac, Honore de Balzac.
Yes — 1 of Honoré de Balzac’s books are free to read online in Pagine, the free e-reader and reading tracker.