Skrattade högt flera gånger men vissa noveller blir lite långrandiga och lite samma. Men såklart fantastiska karaktärsbeskrivningar och han nailade verkligen slutklämmen i nästan alla noveller. Får bli en trea för läste i Sevilla så den kommer alltid bli kopplad till den resan.

Pssst! People like sex! Keep it quiet!

Balzac is one of my literary heroes, the creator or preserver of the whole world of 19th century France so I don’t want to put him down. You should definitely read his classic novels if you haven’t already. But just as we say “Every dog has his day,” we could a

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Wow, neviem, čo som čakala, ale toto určite nie. Nečakala som, že to bude tak dobré!
V prvom rade, nie som veľká fanúšička poviedok. V druhom rade som mala (zrejme zo školy) z nepochopiteľného dôvodu zafixované, že Balzac bude nudný. Ani trochu!

Tieto poviedky boli veľmi vtipné, miestami absurdné

For those unfamiliar with Balzac, he's one of the first realist writers of his time. Most of his work is vulgar and broad, but set in a time when vulgarity was a part of life. It's refreshing to see that Shakespeare wasn't the first/only one to transcend the pattern of dark Europe.

While most of the

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Blanche wallowed silently in her desire, like a cake which is being floured.

‘This is a book of the richest flavour, full of right hearty merriment, spiced to the palate of the illustrious and very precious tosspots and drinkers, to whom our worthy compatriot, François Rabelais, the eternal