أونوريه دي بلزاك

La Rabouilleuse is an 1842 novel by Honoré de Balzac as part of his series La Comédie humaine. The Black Sheep is the title of the English translation by Donald Adamson published by Penguin Classics. It tells the story of the Bridau family, trying to regain their lost inheritance after a series of unfortunate mishaps. …

A New York Review Books Original One of Honoré de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Unknown Masterpiece" is the story of a painter who, depending on one's perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius—or both. The story, which has served as an inspiration to artists as various as Cézanne, …

الشوان هي رواية نشرت عام 1829 بقلم الروائي المسرحي الفرنسي أونوريه دي بلزاك وتدرج في مجموعة "مشاهد من الحياة العسكرية" من سلسلة الكوميديا الإنسانية. تدور الأحداث في منطقة بريتاني الفرنسية، وتجمع التاريخ العسكري مع قصة حب بين الأرستقراطية ماري دي فيرنوي وعضو الشوان الموالي للملكية ألفونس دي مونتوران. وتدور أحداثها في …

Passionate and perceptive, the three short novels that make up Balzac's History of the Thirteen are concerned in part with the activities of a rich, powerful, sinister and unscrupulous secret society in nineteenth-century France. While the deeds of 'The Thirteen' remain frequently in the background, however, the …

Sarrasine is a novella written by Honoré de Balzac. It was published in 1830, and is part of his Comédie Humaine.