Honoré de Balzac

Klasyka literatury w nowej edycji to znakomity pretekst, by powrócić do dzieł wybitnych i ważnych – przypomnieć je sobie, przeżyć i zinterpretować na nowo...

Mieć czy być? Odpowiedź na to pytanie popycha Rafaela de Valentina do samobójczych myśli. Jego życie naznacza permanentny brak. Traci rodzinę, przeżywa...

Lucjan, młody, a już obiecujący członek paryskiej socjety, zakochuje się w byłej kurtyzanie Esterze. Aby uniknąć skandalu, jego opiekun izoluje kobietę od...

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„Lost Illusions” is a serial novel, written by the French writer, Honoré de Balzac, between 1837 and 1843. It consists of: „Two Poets”, „A Distinguished...

Osią powieści są losy Lucjana Chardona de Rubempré, młodego poety z prowincji, który próbuje szczęścia w Paryżu jako dziennikarz i stopniowo traci pierwsze...

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Wonderful tale set in the provincial town of Besançon, and focusing on the de Watteville family – the fiercely religious and independently wealthy wife,...

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Opowieść o kobiecie, którą uznano za demonicznego demona - sukkuba, który spółkując z mężczyznami wiedzie ich prosto ku potępieniu i piekłu… Fragmenty...

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Just a plain old story told by a superb story teller. „A Marriage Contract” (French: „Le Contrat de marriage”) is an 1835 novel by French author Honoré...

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„Modeste Mignon”, by Honoré de Balzac (1846). The heroine of this romance, a young woman of romantic temperament Modeste Mignon, lives in a small city in...

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This is one of the three novelettes that are grouped together as „The History of the Thirteen”, along with „Ferragus: Chief of the Companions of Duty”...

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Monsieur Guillaume is a draper in Paris. He owns his shop, „La Maison du Chat-qui-pelote” and took the business over from his master, also marrying the...

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Prior to the twentieth century, philosophy was the driving force behind all literature. Authors used the novel as a means to communicate their ideas on...

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Autobiographical and exceptionally romantic, „The Lily of the Valley” is an 1835 novel about love and society by French novelist and playwright Honoré de...

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Emilie de Fontaine is a spoiled and pround brat. She rejects all suitors her father proposes. Emilie has incredibly high standards for the man she will...

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An extremely collectible, sweet little book named for and written in honor of Balzac’s mother. Comtesse Honorine de Bauvan was married to the Comte at...

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Originally published in 1830, here we have perhaps Balzac’s best short work, named simply „Gobseck”. Gobseck is a marvelous sketch of a money-lender and...

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„The Country Doctor” („Le Médecin de Campagne”), by Honoré de Balzac, belongs to the series known as „Scenes from Country Life”; a part of his great...

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Immerse yourself in the inner workings of a quaint French village in this charming novel from Honoré de Balzac, an early master of literary realism. The...

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This is the coming of age story of a young sculptor named Sarrasine and the choices he will face on his journey towards his destiny. We follow Sarrasine...