Balzac worked these scenes from his boyhood—as he did many aspects of his life and the lives of those around him—into La Comédie humaine. His time at Vendôme is reflected in Louis …

Dec 4, 2025 · Honoré de Balzac was a French literary artist who produced a vast number of novels and short stories collectively called La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy). He …

The works of Balzac and fellow French realists Gustave Flaubert and Stendhal, in contrast, were criticized as vulgar and cynical, although they are now considered by scholars as the most …

Honoré de Balzac was a 19th century novelist and playwright very well known for his detailed observations and keen sense of uncensored reality. In fact, Balzac is considered one of the …

Jan 18, 2019 · Honoré de Balzac (born Honoré Balssa, May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850) was a novelist and playwright in nineteenth-century France. His work formed part of the foundation of …

Balzac was notable for his peculiar methods of composition. He often began with a relatively simple subject and a brief first draft, but fresh ideas came crowding in during composition until …

Honoré Balzac (ahn-noh-ray bahl-zahk) was the son of a peasant, Bernard-François Balzac, who had risen in society to become the head of the hospital administration and deputy mayor of the …

Born in 1799, Honore de Balzac, a novelist and playwright, is best known for presenting a panorama of French life and a founder of realism in European literature.

The French novelist Honoré de Balzac was the first writer to use fiction to convey the social scene prevailing at a particular period in one country's history.

Honoré de Balzac is a major writer of the 19th century. A master of the French novel and a leading figure in rigorous writing, he is credited with a realistic, visionary style that provokes …