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020			_a9780140443257
082			_a843.7 _bBAL
100			_aBalzac, Honore de
245			_aSelected short stories
260			_bPenguin Books, _aLondon : _c2005
300			_a278 p. ; _c20 cm
365			_b699.00 _c₹ _d01
490			_aPenguin classics
520			_aOne of the greatest French novelists, Balzac was also an accomplished writer of shorter fiction. This volume includes twelve of his finest short stories - many of which feature characters from his epic series of novels the Comedie Humaine. Compelling tales of acute social and psychological insight, they fully demonstrate the mastery of suspense and revelation that were the hallmarks of Balzac's genius. In The Atheist's Mass, we learn the true reason for a distinguished atheist surgeon's attendance at religious services; La Grande Breteche describes the horrific truth behind the locked doors of a decaying country mansion, while The Red Inn relates a brutal tale of murder and betrayal. A fascinating counterpoint to the renowned novels, all the stories collected here stand by themselves as mesmerizing works by one of the finest writers of nineteenth-century France.
650			_aFiction
650			_aFrance Social life and customs Fiction
650			_aManners and customs
650			_aShort stories
700			_aRaphael, Sylvia _etr.
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