Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. He is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. Balzac's first project was a libretto for a comic opera called "Le Corsaire", based on Lord Byron's "The Corsair". In 1820 he completed the five-act verse tragedy Cromwell. After writing several novels, in 1832 Balzac conceived the idea for an enormous series of books that would paint a panoramic portrait of "all aspects of society". "Illusions perdues/Lost Illusions" is a serial novel written between 1837 and 1843.
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WritingBirthday
May 20, 1799Deathday
August 18, 1850Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
91Place of birth
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
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Eugénie Grandet
Novel
La Belle Noiseuse
Novel
Colonel Chabert
Novel
Passion in the Desert
Story
The Duchess of Langeais
Novel
Cousin Bette
Novel
The Lovable Cheat
Theatre Play
Wicked Duchess
Novel
Nucingen House
Novel
Paris at Midnight
Writer
Colonel Chabert
Novel
The Sealed Room
Novel
The Conquering Power
Story
My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure
Novel
Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen
Novel
The Red Inn
Novel
The Eternal Flame
Novel
Albert Savarus
Writer
The Skin of Sorrow
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