I panjohuri, ëndërrimtar, vetmitar, i mbështetur lehtas mbi një nga kolonat që mbanin çatinë, i mbante duart e kryqëzuara, qëndronte i varur, sikur të qe vendosur aty në mënyrë që ndonjë piktor t'i bënte portret. Duke qënë se zotëronte plot elegancë dhe krenari, kjo sjellje qe pjellë e afeksionit. A

Let me see if I have the plot straight:

Some French guy recovers an ancient, lost fortune in the most turbulent part of the 1800s by placing the right bet and staying loyal to the King over the years. The King is slow to recognize him, but eventually he gets a cabinet-level position and can hope to b

For a short book this is slow to get to the point but once the haughty youngest and only unmarried daughter, Emilie de Fontaine is introduced, I really enjoyed it. I was so glad the snob gets what she deserves (view spoiler)[marriage to her 70yo great uncle, ewwww! (hide spoiler)]!!

The Ball at Sceaux is one of the oldest books in Balzac’s La Comédie Humaine. It was the fifth written book. It’s storyline is derivative, for he seems inspired by Aleksandr Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin and the fables of La Fontaine, especially La Fille (“The Girl”) and Héron (“The Heron”). Nevertheless,

Πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα αυτή η ιστορία!

Ένα μικρό παραμύθι, όπου δεν έζησαν όλοι καλά, κατά τη συνήθη έκβαση a la Balzac. Που δεν χαρίζεται σε κανέναν και που δεν συγχωρεί τα καπρίτσια και τις μεγαλομανίες. Ναι. Θα μπορούσε πραγματικά να είναι ένας μύθος του La Fontaine, μια πολιτική αλληγορία, μια σπουδή

Μου άρεσε όταν ήμουν μικρός να τρώω πολλούς λωτούς. Μεγαλώνοντας έμοιαζε κι η ζωή τόσο πολύ όσο πέρναγα απ’ την εφηβεία στην ενηλικίωση με αυτό το φρούτο, γλυκιά γεύση που αφήνει κάτι που στεγνώνει, μουδιάζει. Σαν τη ματαιοδοξία.

Μπαλζάκ με όλα του τα γνωρίσματα σ’ ένα σύντομο κεφάτο περιστατικό απ’