What is the human comedy by Honore de Balzac about?

“The Human Comedy” is the name of a novel cycle by Honore de Balzac. The novel are linked by Balzak’s idea of showing the society he lived in so the cycle could also be referred to as the history of behavior. Balzac doesn’t write about main events of the human history but about the nature of an individual and society.

Who wrote La Comedie Humaine?

Honoré de BalzacLa Comédie humaine / AuthorHonoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus. Wikipedia

What did Honore de Balzac write?

Balzac produced many notable works during the early and mid-1840s. These include the masterpieces Une Ténébreuse Affaire (1841; A Shady Business), La Rabouilleuse (1841–42; The Black Sheep), Ursule Mirouët (1841), and one of his greatest works, Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (1843–47; A Harlot High and Low).

What is Balzac’s greatest novel?

Balzac’s best-known novel is Père Goriot, usually translated as Father Goriot—and there’s good reason for its fame: it’s a masterpiece.

Where should I start with Balzac?

As for Balzac, I agree that Le Pere Goriot and Eugenie Grandet are good places to start. I’d recommend The Black Sheep for a first Balzac. Pere Goriot is also a good choice, but I see it as only the first in a trilogy (with Lost Illusions and A Harlot High and Low).

Is Balzac good?

Balzac was the great novelist of money, social climbing, and power. He depicted an era filled with booms and busts, great wealth and heartbreaking poverty.

Is Balzac easy to read?

Balzac’s style was criticized in his time for being too simple, but that’s exactly what makes it so appropriate for French learners. Balzac is excellent at telling a story for what it is. There are few twists and turns, and most of the surprises are kept from other characters, not the reader.