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Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) Includes the names: Bal'zak , Balzac H. de , H. de Balzac , Balzak O. de , Honore Balzac , Honoré Balzac , Honoré Balzac , Onore de Balzak , Honore de Balzac , Honoriusz Balzac ... (see complete list ) , Honore de Balzac , Honoré de Balzac , Honoré de Balzac , Honoré de Balzac , Honorato De Balzac , HONORATO DE BALZAC , Bal'zak Onore de , Honoré De Balzac , Honoré de Balzac , Оноре Бальзак , Honoré Balzac (de) , Оноре Бальзак , אונורה דה בלזק , Оноре де Бальзак Also includes: Balzac (1)
37,094 (44,884) 800 487 (3.73) 120 Born on May 20, 1799, Honore de Balzac is considered one of the greatest French writers of all time. Balzac studied in Paris and worked as a law clerk while pursuing an unsuccessful career as an author. He soon accumulated enormous debts that haunted him most of his life. A prolific writer,
Balzac would often write for 14 to-16 hours at a time. His writing is marked by realistic portrayals of ordinary, but exaggerated characters and intricate detail. In 1834, Balzac began organizing his works into a collection called The Human Comedy, an attempt to group his novels to present a complete social history of France. Characters in this project reappeared throughout various volumes, which ultimately consisted of approximately 90 works. Some of his works include Cesar Birotteau, Le Cousin Pons, Seraphita, and Le Cousine Bette. Balzac wed his lifelong love, Eveline Hanska in March 1850 although he was gravely ill at the time. Balzac died in August of that year. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Old Goriot … (more )
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