# La 628-E8

_Comprenant en annexe le chapitre intégral "Balzac"_

By Octave Mirbeau.

"La 628-E8" by Octave Mirbeau is a narrative published in 1907. This unclassifiable work blends travel memoir, fantasy, and social commentary as Mirbeau journeys through France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany in his Charron automobile. Neither true novel nor conventional travelogue, the book celebrates both the automobile as a transformative force and the promise of Franco-German friendship for European peace. The narrative also includes controversial chapters about Balzac's death that scandalized readers and were removed after initial printing. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Subjects: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850; Europe -- Description and travel; Automobile travel -- Europe

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