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La Peau de Chagrin by Honoré de Balzac

505 pages first pub 1831 (view editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective slow-paced
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The peau de chagrin is the talisman offered by an antiques dealer to the young Raphael de Valentin, a symbol of human finitude to which his life becomes bound. Through a tale that borders on fantasy, Balzac proposes a remarkable philosophical stud...

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