Balzac, Paris. English

Balzac's Paris : the city as human comedy / Eric Hazan ; translated by David Fernbach.

English-language edition.

London ; New York : Verso, 2024.

viii, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Originally published as "Balzac, Paris" by La Fabrique éditions, 2018.

"Eric Hazan follows in Balzac's footsteps, criss-crossing the city in the novelist's outsize boots, running between printers, publishers, coffee merchants, mistresses and friends, stopping for a moment, struck by a detail that would be fixed in Balzac's photographic memory. More than a tour of the city, this is an attempt to measure the soul of a city as recovered in its finest literature"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Hazan, Éric. Balzac's Paris. English-language edition London ; New York : Verso, 2024

English

August 21, 2024

Includes bibliographical references and index.