# La Comédie humaine - Volume 13. Scènes de la vie militaire et Scènes de la vie de campagne

By Honoré de Balzac.

"La Comédie humaine - Volume 13. Scènes de la vie militaire et Scènes de la vie…" by Honoré de Balzac is part of a monumental literary project written between 1829 and 1850. This ambitious collection comprises over ninety interconnected novels, novellas, and essays that form a "natural history of society." Balzac systematically explores French social groups through hundreds of recurring characters who reappear across different works. His realistic portrayal captures the rise of capitalism, the power of money, and the dissolution of social bonds, creating unforgettable archetypes and a complex, non-moralistic universe. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Subjects: France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

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