Honore de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) is one of the most important French realist writers. Born in Tours, he studied law, but soon devoted himself to literature. His monumental work The Human Comedy (La Comédie humaine) includes more than 90 novels and short stories, in which he realistically portrayed the French society of the 19th century.
Balzac is known for his exceptional analytical skills, detailed descriptions and psychological depth of the characters. Among his most famous novels are Otac Goriot, Evgenija Grandet, Lost Illusions and The Glory and Misery of the Courtesan. He was a prolific writer, obsessed with work, often writing at night with copious amounts of coffee.
Despite financial problems and an exhausting lifestyle, he left an indelible mark on world literature. His works inspired many authors, including Flaubert, Zola and Dickens. He died in Paris in 1850, leaving behind an oeuvre that remains the foundation of the realist novel.
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Eugenie Grandet
Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte der jungen Eugénie, die in einer französischen Provinzstadt in einer strengen und gierigen Familie aufwächst.
Eugenija Grande
„Eugénie Grandet“ (1833), Teil von Balzacs „Menschlicher Komödie“, ist ein realistischer Roman, der sich mit Gier, Familienbeziehungen und den Opfern der Liebe in der französischen Provinzgesellschaft befasst.
Eugenija Grande
"Eugénie Grandet" (1833), part of Balzac's Human Comedy, is a realistic novel that explores greed, family relationships, and the sacrifices of love in provincial French society.
Evgenija Grande
"Eugénie Grandet" (1833), part of Balzac's Human Comedy, is a realistic novel that explores greed, family relationships, and the sacrifices of love in provincial French society.
Evgenija Grande / Muzej starina
In his novels Eugenie Grandet (1833) and The Museum of Antiquities (1837), Balzac explores universal themes of greed, human passions, sacrifice, and moral dilemmas, placing them in different social contexts of 19th-century French society.
Filozofske priče
Philosophical Tales is part of Balzac's "Human Comedy", and includes four stories – The Shangri-La, The Elixir of Long Life, The Unknown Masterpiece and Melmoth the Penitent – that explore philosophical, moral and metaphysical themes through complex chara
Golicave priče
Golicave priče sastoje se od 30 kratkih pripovijedaka podijeljenih u tri "desetke" (décamérons), po uzoru na Boccaccijev Dekameron.
Golicave priče
„Priče koje golicaju“ je zbirka humorističkih, satiričnih i erotski intoniranih kratkih priča koje kroz zabavne anegdote razotkrivaju licemerje, strasti i mane francuskog društva, kao i ljudsku sklonost ka pohoti i intrigama.
Jedna mračna afera
According to one of Balzac's best connoisseurs, "A Dark Affair" is one of Balzac's best works.