The Girl with the Golden Eyes and Other Stories

(Author) Honore de Balzac
Format: Paperback
£8.99 Price: £6.49 (28% off)
Generally dispatched in 1 to 2 days

The three short fictions in this unique collection, Sarrasine, The Unknown Masterpiece, and The Girl with the Golden Eyes, deal with the relationship between artistic ideals and sexual desires. They show Balzac's mastery of the seductions of storytelling, and are among the 19th century's richest explorations of life and art.

Information
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
193
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780199571284
Publish year:
2012
Publish date:
Nov. 8, 2012

Honore de Balzac

Honore de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright known for his magnum opus "La Comedie Humaine," a sprawling series of interconnected novels depicting French society in the early 19th century. His realist style and detailed characterizations revolutionized the novel form, laying the foundation for modern literary realism.

Reviews

Leave a review

Please login to leave a review.

Be the first to review this product

Other related

Vautrin

Vautrin

A Drama in Five Acts

Honore de Balzac
Book
Published: 2024
Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

Honore de Balzac
Paperback
Published: 2021
Eugenie Grandet

Eugenie Grandet

Honore de Balzac
Paperback
Published: 2020
Glyph

Glyph

Ali Smith
Hardcover
Published: 2026
All Your Perfects / Finding Perfect Bind-up

All Your Perfects / Finding Perfect Bind-up

Colleen Hoover
Paperback
Published: 2026
Run Away

Run Away

Harlan Coben
Paperback
Published: 2026
The Woman in Suite 11

The Woman in Suite 11

Ruth Ware
Paperback
Published: 2026
Hot Chocolate on Thursday

Hot Chocolate on Thursday

Michiko Aoyama
Hardcover
Published: 2026
We Do Not Part

We Do Not Part

Han Kang
Paperback
Published: 2026