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The Wild Ass's Skin

By Honore de Balzac
Introduction by Herbert J. Hunt
Translated by Herbert J. Hunt

By Honore de Balzac
Introduction by Herbert J. Hunt
Translated by Herbert J. Hunt

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Part of The Human Comedy

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Sep 29, 1977 | ISBN 9780140443301

The Wild Ass's Skin by Honore de Balzac
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About The Wild Ass’s Skin

Balzac is concerned with the choice between ruthless self-gratification and asceticism, dissipation and restraint, in a novel that is powerful in its symbolism and realistic depiction of decadence.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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About Honore de Balzac

The son of a civil servant, Honoré de Balzac was born in 1799 in Tours, France. After attending boarding school in Vendôme, he gravitated to Paris where he worked as a legal clerk and a hack writer, using various pseudonyms,… More about Honore de Balzac

Product Details

Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction

Paperback | $18.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Sep 29, 1977 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780140443301
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