Honore de Balzac

Droll Stories (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Balzac's Contes Drolatiques, published in three installments in the 1830s, offers a lively and lusty portrait of sixteenth-century French life and manners. These thirty stories in the tradition of Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Rabelais were claimed by the author to have originated in manuscripts from the abbeys of Touraine. Abounding in episodes of good-humored licentiousness, the tales scandalized Balzac's contemporaries and continue to delight modern readers.French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was a founder of realism in European literature. An inspiration to Proust, Dickens, Faulkner, Dostoyevsky, and countless others, Balzac wrote works that were hailed for their multifaceted characters and exquisite attention to detail. This edition's excellent translation was the first to make Contes Drolatiques available to English-speaking readers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486799384
• Artikelnr.: 41859439

Autorenporträt

Honoré de Balzac was a renowned French novelist and playwright born on May 20, 1799, in Tours, France. He is best known for his monumental work "La Comédie Humaine," a series of interconnected novels and stories that provide a detailed and vivid portrayal of French society in the first half of the 19th century. Balzac's early life was marked by financial struggles and various business ventures that failed, leading him to focus on writing to achieve financial stability and recognition. His initial attempts at writing under pseudonyms were not successful, but he persevered and eventually found his voice, achieving fame with works such as "Eugénie Grandet" and "Père Goriot." Balzac's writing is characterized by his keen observation, complex characters, and detailed depiction of social, political, and economic conditions. His characters are often vividly drawn and represent a wide spectrum of society, from the wealthy aristocrats to the struggling poor. He had a particular talent for exploring the motivations and psychological depth of his characters, making his stories resonate with readers. Balzac was known for his prodigious work ethic, often writing for long hours to meet the demands of his prolific output. Despite his financial success, he continued to face monetary difficulties throughout his life due to his extravagant lifestyle and poor financial decisions. Honoré de Balzac passed away on August 18, 1850, in Paris, but his legacy endures through his vast and impactful body of work, which continues to be celebrated for its depth, insight, and enduring relevance.