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La Comédie humaine, Tome 3 : Scènes de la vie de province : Illusions perdues
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Published January 1, 2010
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Honoré de Balzac
9,587 books4,411 followersFrench 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
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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 Marcel Proust, Émile Zola, Charles John Huffam Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Henry James, and Jack Kerouac as well as important philosophers, such as Friedrich Engels. Many works of Balzac, made into films, continue to inspire.
An enthusiastic reader and independent thinker as a child, Balzac adapted with trouble to the teaching style of his grammar. His willful nature caused trouble throughout his life and frustrated his ambitions to succeed in the world of business. Balzac finished, and people then apprenticed him as a legal clerk, but after wearying of banal routine, he turned his back on law. He attempted a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician before and during his career. He failed in these efforts From his own experience, he reflects life difficulties and includes scenes.
Possibly due to his intense schedule and from health problems, Balzac suffered throughout his life. Financial and personal drama often strained his relationship with his family, and he lost more than one friend over critical reviews. In 1850, he married Ewelina Hańska, his longtime paramour; five months later, he passed away.
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 Marcel Proust, Émile Zola, Charles John Huffam Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Henry James, and Jack Kerouac as well as important philosophers, such as Friedrich Engels. Many works of Balzac, made into films, continue to inspire.
An enthusiastic reader and independent thinker as a child, Balzac adapted with trouble to the teaching style of his grammar. His willful nature caused trouble throughout his life and frustrated his ambitions to succeed in the world of business. Balzac finished, and people then apprenticed him as a legal clerk, but after wearying of banal routine, he turned his back on law. He attempted a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician before and during his career. He failed in these efforts From his own experience, he reflects life difficulties and includes scenes.
Possibly due to his intense schedule and from health problems, Balzac suffered throughout his life. Financial and personal drama often strained his relationship with his family, and he lost more than one friend over critical reviews. In 1850, he married Ewelina Hańska, his longtime paramour; five months later, he passed away.
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February 23, 2026
Alléluia ! Me voilà enfin libérée !
Bon, j'abuse fortement surtout que je ressens déjà une petite nostalgie de quitter ces personnages qui, pourtant, m'ont fait lever les yeux au ciel plus d'une fois.
Je suis déçue de ne pas avoir adoré ce livre car les thèmes et les morales ont su me charmer. Mais, encore une fois, les longs monologues de Balzac -oui car je n'entendais que lui et non ses personnages- cassait le récit si bien que je n'arrivais plus à être dedans. Enfin, c'est ce que je pensais, mais il m'était impensable de ne pas finir le livre.
Mon avis sur Lucien ne cesse de changer : d'un côté, je le trouve absolument insupportable, de l'autre je me force à faire preuve de compréhension car je pense bien que j'aurais agi tout pareil.
Je vais aller regarder l'adaptation car, encore une fois, les thèmes sont ceux qui me plaisent. Et je pense qu'un jour je me retenterais à un Balzac, ne serait-ce que pour confirmer si son style n'est pas le mien. Ce qui serait rageant car il sait quand même bien raconter les histoires le monsieur.
Bon, j'abuse fortement surtout que je ressens déjà une petite nostalgie de quitter ces personnages qui, pourtant, m'ont fait lever les yeux au ciel plus d'une fois.
Je suis déçue de ne pas avoir adoré ce livre car les thèmes et les morales ont su me charmer. Mais, encore une fois, les longs monologues de Balzac -oui car je n'entendais que lui et non ses personnages- cassait le récit si bien que je n'arrivais plus à être dedans. Enfin, c'est ce que je pensais, mais il m'était impensable de ne pas finir le livre.
Mon avis sur Lucien ne cesse de changer : d'un côté, je le trouve absolument insupportable, de l'autre je me force à faire preuve de compréhension car je pense bien que j'aurais agi tout pareil.
Je vais aller regarder l'adaptation car, encore une fois, les thèmes sont ceux qui me plaisent. Et je pense qu'un jour je me retenterais à un Balzac, ne serait-ce que pour confirmer si son style n'est pas le mien. Ce qui serait rageant car il sait quand même bien raconter les histoires le monsieur.
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