
About
Honoré de Balzac
Overview
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. He is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. Balzac's first project was a libretto for a comic opera called "Le Corsaire", based on Lord Byron's "The Corsair". In 1820 he completed the five-act verse tragedy Cromwell. After writing several novels, in 1832 Balzac conceived the idea for an enormous series of books that would paint a panoramic portrait of "all aspects of society". "Illusions perdues/Lost Illusions" is a serial novel written between 1837 and 1843.
Known for
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2023 | Les Secrets de la princesse de Cadignan | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
2021 | Lost Illusions | Writing | Novel | 66 Fair |
2021 | Eugénie Grandet | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
2017 | Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort | Writing | Original Story | N/A N/A |
2014 | Bolshoi Ballet: Lost Illusions | Writing | Original Story | N/A N/A |
2011 | The Magic Skin | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
2010 | The Skin of Sorrow | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
2009 | Nucingen House | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
2007 | The Duchess of Langeais | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
2006 | Zakuro Yashiki | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2004 | Old Goriot | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1999 | Balzac: A Life of Passion | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1998 | Cousin Bette | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1997 | Passion in the Desert | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1994 | Colonel Chabert | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1994 | Eugénie Grandet | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1993 | Secrets of the De Granshan Family | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1993 | Albert Savarus | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1992 | La Femme abandonnée | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1992 | La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1991 | La Belle Noiseuse | Writing | Novel | 63 Fair |
1988 | Mistr Kornelius | Writing | Book | N/A N/A |
1987 | Gobseck | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1985 | Gobseck | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1983 | Lost Illusions | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1982 | The Secrets of the Princesse de Cadignan | Writing | Short Story | N/A N/A |
1980 | Le Curé de Tours | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1978 | Cousin Pons | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1978 | Sesternica Beta | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1977 | Eugenia Grandet | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1977 | Le Faiseur | Writing | Author | N/A N/A |
1977 | Petřička | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1976 | Plukovník Chabert | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1976 | The Red Inn | Writing | Author | N/A N/A |
1975 | The Magic Skin | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1975 | Veľká poľovačka | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1975 | Une ténébreuse affaire | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1975 | Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1973 | My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1973 | Bratranec Pons | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1972 | Wiktoryna, czyli czy pan pochodzi z Beauvais? | Writing | Short Story | N/A N/A |
1971 | Cousin Bette | Writing | Novel | 68 Fair |
1970 | Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1970 | Mercadet | Writing | Theatre Play | N/A N/A |
1970 | Le lys dans la vallée | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1967 | Himself as Herself | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1967 | Plukovník Chabert | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1967 | Stimulantia | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1966 | Illusions perdues | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1966 | Evženie Grandetová | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1964 | La Cousine Bette | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1961 | The Girl with the Golden Eyes | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
1960 | Eugénie Grandet | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1960 | The Opportunists | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1960 | Shagreen Leather | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1957 | Vautrin | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1955 | Den underbara lögnen | Writing | Book | N/A N/A |
1953 | Eugenia Grandet | Writing | Original Story | 59 Average |
1952 | Karriere in Paris | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1949 | Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
1949 | The Lovable Cheat | Writing | Theatre Play | 59 Average |
1947 | The Royalists | Writing | Author | 58 Average |
1946 | Eugenia Grandet | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1945 | Father Goriot | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1943 | Colonel Chabert | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1943 | La piel de zapa | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1942 | Twisted Mistress | Writing | Story | 58 Average |
1942 | Wicked Duchess | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1940 | The Masked Lover | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1936 | Gobseck | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1932 | Un homme sans nom | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1932 | The Man Without a Name | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1931 | Honor of the Family | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1928 | Love | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1928 | Cousin Bette | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1927 | Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1926 | Paris at Midnight | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1923 | Ferragus | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1923 | The Red Inn | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1922 | The Eternal Flame | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1922 | Le Père Goriot | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1921 | The Conquering Power | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1920 | The Man of the Sea | Writing | Novel | 59 Average |
1920 | Narayana | Writing | Original Story | 59 Average |
1920 | Der Galeerensträfling | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1920 | The Dream Cheater | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1920 | Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1920 | Desire | Writing | Original Story | N/A N/A |
1917 | The Thirteenth Man | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1915 | The Magic Skin | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1912 | Maskierte Liebe | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1912 | The Living Dead | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1910 | Madame de Langeais | Writing | Novel | N/A N/A |
1910 | Eugénie Grandet | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1909 | The Great Breach | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1909 | The Sealed Room | Writing | Novel | 58 Average |
1909 | The False Oath | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Vautrin | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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1943 | Vautrin the Thief | Crew | Creator | 58 Average |