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La Comédie humaine - Volume 09. Scènes de la vie parisienne - Tome 01

by Honoré de Balzac

"La Comédie humaine - Volume 09. Scènes de la vie parisienne - Tome 01" by Balzac is part of a vast literary project written between 1829 and 1850. This volume belongs to Balzac's monumental attempt to create a "natural history of society," systematically exploring social groups and the mechanics of his era. Through interconnected stories featuring recurring characters, Balzac depicts the rise of capitalism, the power of money, and the dissolution of traditional social bonds in nineteenth-century France.

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