| Quest of the Absolute Contributor(s): de Balzac, Honoré (Author) |
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ISBN: 1873982585 ISBN-13: 9781873982587 Publisher: Dedalus OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 4.99" W x 7.81" (0.51 lbs) 100 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Balzac's classic study of obsession, a chance meeting changes Balthazar Claes' life as it introduces him to alchemy and initiates his quest of the absolute. Throughout, our sympathy is equally divided between Balthazar's single-minded determination to push back the frontiers of knowledge, and the ruin of his family. "The Quest Of The Absolute" Was first published in France in 1834 and appears in a new edition from Dedalus, translated by Ellen Marriage and with an afterword and chronology by Christopher Smith. |