Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen (untanned skin from a wild ass) that fulfills his every ...
The Magic Skin
Novel by Honoré de Balzac
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The movie is based on the novel "La peau de chagrin" of Honoré de Balzac, set in the 19th century and tells the story of a young man who receives a magical ...
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For first-time readers of Balzac's work, The Wild Ass's Skin is an excellent place to start. It is a brilliantly insightful meditation on the paradox of human ...
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This study focuses on the relationship of Balzac to alchemy as it applies to the analysis of La Peau de chagrin. His interest stems from family influences, ...
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This patch of chagreen skin, its Arabic inscription promising to fulfill his will, also grows smaller every time a wish is granted -- and with it, his lifespan.
Nov 18, 2011 · The famous chronicler of French society and of human folly and vice had his first, huge success with this book, which bows to the tradition of ...
Sep 28, 2014 · Publication date: 1888. Publisher: London ; New York : G. Routledge and Sons. Collection: emory; yellowbacks; americana.
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This study, an exercise in post-structuralist criticism, a celebration of Balzac, and a demonstration of the implications of Genette's work in contemporary ...
Chaque suicide est un poème sublime de mélancolie. Honoré de Balzac, La Peau De Chagrin. Tags: paradise, poésie, suicide · Like ...