Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac
"Sarrasine" by Honoré de Balzac is a novella published in 1830. At a Parisian ball, a narrator promises to explain the mysterious origins of his host's wealth and the strange old man who haunts the mansion. He tells the tale of Ernest-Jean Sarrasine, a passionate young sculptor who travels to Rome and becomes obsessed with Zambinella, a captivating opera singer. As Sarrasine pursues his ideal of perfect beauty, he remains blind to
a dangerous secret that will shatter his illusions and seal his fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 |
| Title | Sarrasine |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarrasine |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Autobiographical fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1826 |
| Release Date | Aug 22, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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