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020 a| 9781590176641 (pbk. : alk. paper);

020 a| 1590176642 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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020 z| 1590176987 (ebk.);

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100 1 a| Balzac, Honoré de,d| 1799-1850.=| ^A33869;

240 10 a| Comédie humaine.k| Selections.l| English=| ^A1186394;

245 14 a| The human comedy :b| selected stories /c| Honoré de Balzac ; edited and with an introduction by Peter Brooks ; translated from the French by Linda Asher, Carol Cosman, and Jordan Stump.;

264 1 a| New York City :b| New York Review Books,c| [2014];

300 a| xxi, 428 pages ;c| 21 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| New York Review Books Classics;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-428).;

520 a| "We think of Honore Balzac as the author of long and fully upholstered novels, stitched together into the magnificent visionary document called The Human Comedy. Yet along with the full-length fiction within The Human Comedy stand many shorter works, and it's here that we get some of his most daring explorations of crime, sexuality, and artistic creation. As Marcel Proust noted, it is in these tales that we detect, under the surface, the mysterious circulation of blood and desire. All are newly translated by three outstanding translators who restore the freshness of Balzac's vivid and highly colored prose"--c| Provided by publisher.;

546 a| Translated from French to English.;

505 0 a| Facino Cane -- Another study of womankind -- The red inn -- Sarrasine -- A passion in the desert -- Adieu -- Z. Marcas -- Gobseck -- The Duchesse de Langeais.;

600 10 a| Balzac, Honoré de,d| 1799-1850v| Translations into English.=| ^A33869;

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700 1 a| Brooks, Peter,d| 1938-e| editor.=| ^A306936;

700 1 a| Asher, Linda,e| translator.=| ^A463674;

830 0 a| New York Review Books classics.=| ^A527571;

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The human comedy : selected stories / Honoré de Balzac ; edited and with an introduction by Peter Brooks ; translated from the French by Linda Asher, Carol Cosman, and Jordan Stump.

Author/creator	Balzac, Honoré de
Other author	Brooks, Peter, 1938- editor.
Other author	Asher, Linda, translator.
Format	Book
Publication	New York City : New York Review Books, [2014]
Description	xxi, 428 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects	Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850--Translations into English. France--Social life and customs. --19th century. --Fiction.

Uniform title	Comédie humaine. Selections. English
Series	New York Review Books Classics New York Review Books classics. ^A527571
Contents	Facino Cane -- Another study of womankind -- The red inn -- Sarrasine -- A passion in the desert -- Adieu -- Z. Marcas -- Gobseck -- The Duchesse de Langeais.
Abstract	"We think of Honore Balzac as the author of long and fully upholstered novels, stitched together into the magnificent visionary document called The Human Comedy. Yet along with the full-length fiction within The Human Comedy stand many shorter works, and it's here that we get some of his most daring explorations of crime, sexuality, and artistic creation. As Marcel Proust noted, it is in these tales that we detect, under the surface, the mysterious circulation of blood and desire. All are newly translated by three outstanding translators who restore the freshness of Balzac's vivid and highly colored prose"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-428).
Language	Translated from French to English.
Genre/form	Short stories, French.
LCCN	2013026922
ISBN	9781590176641 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1590176642 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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