At the Sign of the Cat and Racket: The Comedy of Human Life, Volume VII
(Book #7 in the A Comédia Humana Series)
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The Comedy of Human Life (La Comédie Humaine) is the collective title given to a series of linked stories by Balzac, totalling about 100 in all, and loosely divided into groups, such as provincial, Parisian, political, military, and country. Conceived in 1834, his idea was to produce a work with philosophical underpinnings which would survey all aspects of French society from the Revolution to his own time. Originally intended to comprise some 150 novels and short stories featuring around 2,000 characters, this gargantuan project was about two-thirds completed by the time of Balzac's death. Volume VII includes some of the best stories from the series, concerning marriage, spoiled children, beauty, money, the aristocracy, child abuse and "the art of living."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:184588051X
ISBN13:9781845880514
Release Date:August 2005
Publisher:Trafalgar Square Publishing
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.9" x 6.5"
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