The Wild Ass's Skin
Author : Honoré de Balzac
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Page : 318 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 1908
Category : France
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Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 1908
Category : France
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Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 49,67 MB
Release : 2019-12-18
Category : Fiction
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A young man named Raphaël de Valentin wagers his last coin and loses, then proceeds to the river Seine to drown himself. On the way, however, he decides to enter an unusual shop and finds it filled with curiosities from around the world. The elderly shopkeeper leads him to a piece of shagreen hanging on the wall. It is inscribed with "Oriental" writing; the old man calls it "Sanskrit", but it is imprecise Arabic. The skin promises to fulfill any wish of its owner, shrinking slightly upon the fulfillment of each desire. The shopkeeper is willing to let Valentin take it without charge, but urges him not to accept the offer. Valentin waves away the shopkeeper's warnings and takes the skin, wishing for a royal banquet, filled with wine, women, and friends. He is immediately met by acquaintances who invite him to such an event; they spend hours eating, drinking, and talking. But his actions must meet consequences. For each wish granted, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy.
Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0199579504
Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy.
Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 21,14 MB
Release : 1906
Category : France
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Author : Honore De Balzac
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,98 MB
Release : 1969
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Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher :
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 1897
Category : France
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Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,69 MB
Release : 1915
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Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 34,71 MB
Release : 1911
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Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Author : Honoré de Balzac
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 25,5 MB
Release : 2015-09-21
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ISBN : 9781343399594
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