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Honoré de Balzac (French: Honoré de Balzac, May 20, 1799 - August 18, 1850) was a 19th-century French novelist, playwright, critic and journalist, and the founder of European realist literature. He created "Human Comedy", a total of 91 long, medium and short stories and essays of various genres, and wrote more than 2,400 characters. It is known as the "encyclopedia" of French society.

Category
Writers
Nationality
France
Born
1799-05-20
Died
1850-08-18
Wikidata
Q9711
Occupations novelistliterary criticwriteressayistjournalistart criticessayistplaywrightpublisher
Aliases A. de VillergleeA. de VillergleéAbbee SavonatiAbbeé SavonatiBa'erzhakeBalzakBaruzakkuBa’erzhakeH. BalzacH. BalzakH. de BalzacH. de. BalzacHonorato BalzacHonorato De BalzacHonoratus de BalzacHonore BalssaHonore de Bal'zacHonore de BalsacHonore de BalzacHonore de BalzakHonore. BalzacHonoree De BalzacHonoree DeBalzacHonoree de BalzacHonoree von BalzacHonoree De BalzacHonoré DeBalzacHonoree de BalzacHonoree of BalzacHonoriusz BalzacHonoriusz. BalzacHonoriusz. BalzakHonoryusz. BalzacHonoräe de BalzacHonoré BalssaHonoré De BalzacHonore de BalsacHonoré de BalzacHonored. BalzacHorace de S.- AubinHorace de Saint- AubinHorace de Saint-AubinHonore de BanzacInstituteur MatricanteJeune ceelibataireYoung singleLord O'RhooneLord R'HooneM. de BalzacOnorato di BalzacOnore BalzeakHonor BalzéakHonor BalʹzakOnore de Bal'zakOnore de BalzakOnore. Bal'zakOnoreh deh BalzaḳPa-erh-cha-koPa-erh-cha-korPa-erh-cha-kʻoR'HooneSaint AubinSaint Aubin de PoitiersUn Jeune ceelibataireA Young Singlede. BalzacHonor de BalzacÜnūrīh dī BalzākHonoré de BalzacBalzacBalzac, H.deBalzacHonoré de Balzac
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Balzac (Celebrity Biography Series) cover Balzac (Celebrity Biography Series) Related book · relationship unverified Compiled by Pipo International Celebrity Research Center WeRead · Recommendation score 79.9% Zweig Classic Biography Series: Balzac cover Zweig Classic Biography Series: Balzac Related book · relationship unverified [Austria] Stefan Zweig WeRead Research on the academic history of Balzac (research on the academic history of foreign literature) cover Research on the academic history of Balzac (research on the academic history of foreign literature) Related book · relationship unverified Luo Guoxiang WeRead · Recommendation score 79.4% Balzac Research Collection (Research on the Academic History of Foreign Literature) cover Balzac Research Collection (Research on the Academic History of Foreign Literature) Related book · relationship unverified Edited by Luo Guoxiang WeRead

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