The Unknown Masterpiece

Honoré de Balzac, bespeaking the canon of 19th-century French literature, was an exemplar of literary realism and the driving force behind the monumental work 'La Comédie Humaine'. Born on May 20, 1799, in Tours, France, Balzac's oeuvre encapsulated a wide spectrum of French society, mapping its nuances and social strata with unerring precision. A proponent of extensive research and fierce work et...