The Magic Skin
Author | : Honoré de Balzac |
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Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1899 |
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Author | : Honoré de Balzac |
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Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1899 |
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Author | : Honoré de Balzac |
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Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : France |
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Author | : Honoré de Balzac |
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Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1896 |
Genre | : Antique dealers |
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The hidden masterpiece: the story of a painter who, depending on one's perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius--or both.
Author | : Honore de Balzac |
Publisher | : Prabhat Prakashan |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2017-10-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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"The Magic Skin" also known as "The Wild Ass's Skin" is Honor� de Balzac's 1831 novel that tells the story of a young man, Rapha�l de Valentin, who discovers a piece of shagreen, in this case a rough untanned piece of a wild ass's skin, which has the magical property of granting wishes. However the fulfilment of the wisher's desire comes at a cost, after each wish the skin shrinks a little bit and consumes the physical energy of the wisher. "The Wild Ass's Skin" is at once both a work of incredible realism, in the descriptions of Parisian life and culture at the time, and also a work of supernatural fantasy, in the desires that are fulfilled by the wild ass's skin. Balzac uses this fantastical device masterfully to depict the complexity of the human nature in civilised society. (Goodreads)
Author | : Honore de Balzac |
Publisher | : The Floating Press |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2011-07-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1775453561 |
Famous perfectionist Honore de Balzac labored for years to bring the fascinating idea behind The Magic Skin to life in a novel, and critics and fans alike agree that it is one of the French writer's masterworks. The story follows the experiences of a young man who finds a small piece of animal skin that magically fulfills his every desire. However, over time, he discovers that the seeming miracle has exacted a terrible toll on his body -- and his soul.
Author | : Honoré de Balzac |
Publisher | : BEYOND BOOKS HUB |
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Release | : 2021-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
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The Wild Ass's Skin is Honoré de Balzac's 1831 novel that tells the story of a young man, Raphaël de Valentin, who discovers a piece of shagreen, in this case a rough untanned piece of a wild ass's skin, which has the magical property of granting wishes. However the fulfillment of the wisher's desire comes at a cost, after each wish the skin shrinks a little bit and consumes the physical energy of the wisher. "The Wild Ass's Skin" is at once both a work of incredible realism, in the descriptions of Parisian life and culture at the time, and also a work of supernatural fantasy, in the desires that are fulfilled by the wild ass's skin. Balzac uses this fantastical device masterfully to depict the complexity of the human nature in civilized society.
Author | : Honore de Balzac |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 538 |
Release | : 2019-09-17 |
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ISBN | : 9781692752453 |
The Magic Skin is a novel by Honor� de Balzac first published in 1831. Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy.
Author | : Honoré de Balzac |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2006-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781406506600 |
By the French author, who, along with Flaubert, is generally regarded as a founding-father of realism in European fiction. His large output of works, collectively entitled The Human Comedy (La Comedie Humaine), consists of 95 finished works (stories, novels and essays) and 48 unfinished works. His stories are an attempt to comprehend and depict the realities of life in contemporary bourgeois France. They are placed in a variety of settings, with characters reappearing in multiple stories. Balzac entered the mainstream with The Magic Skin (La Peau de Chagrin) (1831), a fable-like tale delineating the excesses and vanities of contemporary life.
Author | : Honore de Balzac |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2019-09-26 |
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ISBN | : 9781695664708 |
The Magic Skin (La Peau de chagrin) is set in early 19th-century Paris and tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy. Although the novel uses fantastic elements, its main focus is a realistic portrayal of the excesses of bourgeois materialism. Balzac's renowned attention to detail is used to describe a gambling house, an antique shop, a royal banquet, and other locales. He also includes details from his own life as a struggling writer, placing the main character in a home similar to the one he occupied at the start of his literary career. The central theme of La Peau de chagrin is the conflict between desire and longevity. The magic skin represents the owner's life-force, which is depleted through every expression of will, especially when it is employed for the acquisition of power. Ignoring a caution from the shopkeeper who offers him the skin, the protagonist greedily surrounds himself with wealth, only to find himself miserable and decrepit at the story's end.
Author | : Nonorè de Balzac |
Publisher | : Lebooks Editora |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2024-06-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 655894572X |
Honoré de Balzac is considered the founder of Realism in modern literature. His magnum opus, La Comédie Humaine, consists of 95 novels, novellas, and short stories that seek to portray French society of his time. The Magic Skin, which is part of La Comédie Humaine, tells the story of young Raphael, who receives a piece of wild ass's skin from an old antique dealer. The skin grants Raphael's wishes, but also shortens his life. With the talisman in his possession, the protagonist fulfills all his desires, becomes wealthy, and a respected figure in society, all while living in terror as he watches the skin shrink and his life ebb away with each fulfilled wish. Like numerous other works by Balzac, The Magic Skin is a critique of a society focused solely on the accumulation of material goods and power.