Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright and is considered to be one of the originators of literary realism. His most ambitious work, La Com-die humaine, is a collection of novels and short stories that gives a nuanced portrait of French bourgeois society.
- Nationality: French
- Birth Date: 20 May 1799
- Death Date: 18 Aug 1850
Available Works
Individual Passages
- “The Peasant Story of Napoleon”
- A story about Napoleon doing all he did because he was immortal, a chosen man of God.