L'envers de l'histoire contemporaine

Honoré de Balzac, Maurice Regard

Gallimard, 1978 - 377 halaman

"Toute l'œuvre de Balzac est placée sous le signe du secret, fondée sur la conviction que le vrai pouvoir est occulte et s'exerce dans "l'envers de l'histoire". Ce pouvoir, dont Vautrin est le symbole, est en général celui de l'ambition et du crime. Dans L'Envers de l'histoire contemporaine, le dernier roman écrit par Balzac, il est celui du bien : à "la conspiration permanente du mal" s'oppose la conspiration de la charité. Mais là encore il s'agit de société secrète, d' "initié", d' "un monde à part dans le monde" et l'histoire de Mme de la Chanterie pardonnant au magistrat qui a fait assassiner sa fille est une des plus "ténébreuses affaires" de La Comédie humaine."--Contratapa.

Perihal pengarang

Born on May 20, 1799, Honore de Balzac is considered one of the greatest French writers of all time. Balzac studied in Paris and worked as a law clerk while pursuing an unsuccessful career as an author. He soon accumulated enormous debts that haunted him most of his life. A prolific writer, Balzac would often write for 14 to-16 hours at a time. His writing is marked by realistic portrayals of ordinary, but exaggerated characters and intricate detail. In 1834, Balzac began organizing his works into a collection called The Human Comedy, an attempt to group his novels to present a complete social history of France. Characters in this project reappeared throughout various volumes, which ultimately consisted of approximately 90 works. Some of his works include Cesar Birotteau, Le Cousin Pons, Seraphita, and Le Cousine Bette. Balzac wed his lifelong love, Eveline Hanska in March 1850 although he was gravely ill at the time. Balzac died in August of that year.

Maklumat bibliografi

• Tajuk: L'envers de l'histoire contemporaine; Jilid 1056 daripada Collection Folio, ISSN 0768-0732; Jilid 1056 daripada Collection Folio. Classique; Folio (Gallimard); Trbtan 1056 daripada Folio Series; Jilid 2641 daripada Le Livre de Poche
• Pengarang: Honoré de Balzac, Maurice Regard
• Penerbit: Gallimard, 1978
• ISBN: 2070370569, 9782070370566
• Panjang: 377 halaman