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  2. Honoré de Balzac (/ ˈ b æ l z æ k / BAL-zak, more commonly US: / ˈ b ɔː l-/ BAWL-, French: [ɔnɔʁe d(ə) balzak]; born Honoré Balzac; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright.

  3. 6 days ago · Honoré de Balzac was a French literary artist who produced a vast number of novels and short stories collectively called La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy). He helped to establish the traditional form of the novel and is generally considered to be one of the greatest novelists of all time.

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  4. Learn about the life and achievements of Honoré de Balzac, a pioneer of realism in French literature. Discover his most famous novels, his coffee-fueled writing habits, and his love affairs.

  5. Honoré de Balzac, nom de plume d'Honoré Balzac [n 1], né le 20 mai 1799 (1 er prairial an VII du calendrier républicain) à Tours et mort le 18 août 1850 à Paris, est un écrivain français.

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  6. La Comédie humaine (French: [la kɔmedi ymɛn]; English: The Human Comedy) is Honoré de Balzac's 1829–48 multi-volume collection of interlinked novels and stories depicting French society in the period of the Restoration (1815–30) and the July Monarchy (1830–48).

  7. French writer Honoré de Balzac, a founder of the realist school of fiction, portrayed the panorama of society in a body of works, known collectively as La comédie humaine. Honoré de Balzac authored 19th-century novels and plays.

  8. He is generally considered the major early influence on realism, or naturalism, in the novel and one of the greatest fiction writers of all time. realism Summary. Realism, in the arts, the accurate, detailed, unembellished depiction of nature or of contemporary life.

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