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Honoré de Balzac

Born

in Tours, France

May 20, 1799

Died

August 18, 1850

Genre

Literature & Fiction

Influences

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French writer Honoré de Balzac (born Honoré Balzac), a founder of the realist school of fiction, portrayed the panorama of society in a body of works, known collectively as La comédie humaine .

Honoré de Balzac authored 19th-century novels and plays. After the fall of Napoléon in 1815, his magnum opus, a sequence of almost a hundred novels and plays, entitled, presents life in the years.

Due to keen observation of fine detail and unfiltered representation, European literature regards Balzac. He features renowned multifaceted, even complex, morally ambiguous, full lesser characters. Character well imbues inanimate objects; the city of Paris, a backdrop, takes on many qualities. He influenced many famous authors, including the novelists Mar ...more

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Honoré de Balzac’s books

Average rating: 3.78 · 230,862 ratings · 17,470 reviews · 9,752 distinct works • Similar authors

	Père Goriot 3.85 avg rating — 68,541 ratings — published 1835 — 2415 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eugénie Grandet 3.79 avg rating — 26,334 ratings — published 1833 — 1722 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost Illusions 4.16 avg rating — 12,825 ratings — published 1843 — 845 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wild Ass's Skin 3.67 avg rating — 12,349 ratings — published 1831 — 984 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cousin Bette 3.85 avg rating — 10,835 ratings — published 1846 — 653 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vadideki Zambak 3.72 avg rating — 8,043 ratings — published 1835 — 203 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Colonel Chabert 3.59 avg rating — 7,544 ratings — published 1832 — 707 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unknown Masterpiece by Honoré de Balzac, Richard Howard (Translator), Arthur C. Danto (Introduction) 3.80 avg rating — 6,627 ratings — published 1831 — 316 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Woman Of Thirty 3.43 avg rating — 6,944 ratings — published 1834 — 479 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Harlot High and Low 4.05 avg rating — 3,895 ratings — published 1838 — 428 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Honoré de Balzac

La Comédie Humaine (89 books)
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3.77 avg rating — 209,848 ratings

Études de mœurs : Scènes de la vie de province (10 books)
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3.90 avg rating — 43,700 ratings

Études de mœurs : Scènes de la vie parisienne (20 books)
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3.75 avg rating — 27,228 ratings

Études philosophiques (19 books)
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3.64 avg rating — 25,922 ratings

Poor Relations (2 books)
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Herbert J. Hunt (Translator)

3.87 avg rating — 12,560 ratings

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Quotes by Honoré de Balzac (?)

“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”
― Honoré de Balzac

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“Reading brings us unknown friends”
― Honore de Balzac

tags: reading

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“The more one judges, the less one loves.”
― Honoré de Balzac, Physiologie Du Mariage: Ou Meditations De Philosophie Eclectique, Sur Le Bonheur Et Le Malheur Conjugal

tags: human-nature, love

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1st Quarter 2025 Long Reads Classics

Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac, 1843, 656 pages

46 votes, 23.5%

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, 1000, 1182 pages

46 votes, 23.5%

Man and Wife by Wilkie Collins, 1870, 688 pages

29 votes, 14.8%

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1962, 658 pages

27 votes, 13.8%

Lincoln by Gore Vidal, 1984, 672 pages

24 votes, 12.2%

The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever, 1978, 693 pages

21 votes, 10.7%

My Past and Thoughts by Alexander Herzen, 1870, 752 pages

3 votes, 1.5%

196 total votes

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