The Magic Skin by Honoré de Balzac
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"The Magic Skin" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1831. Set in early 19th-century Paris, it follows a young man who discovers a magical piece of shagreen that grants his every wish. However, each desire fulfilled causes the skin to shrink and drains his physical energy. The novel explores the conflict between desire and longevity, examining bourgeois materialism through Balzac's detailed portrayal of Parisian society. It established Balzac as
a significant French writer. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 |
| Title | The Magic Skin |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Peau_de_chagrin |
| Credits | Produced by Dagny, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Authors -- Fiction |
| Subject | Wishes -- Fiction |
| Subject | Hides and skins -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Magic -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1307 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01307-7 |
| Release Date | Feb 12, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1295 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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