Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Com%C3%A9die_humaine

Release date is 2023-10-01

La peau de chagrin -- Jésus-Christ en Flandre -- Melmoth réconcilié -- Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu -- La recherche de l'absolu.

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"La Comédie humaine - Volume 14. Études philosophiques" by Honoré de Balzac is a collection within a multi-volume series published between 1829-48. This philosophical studies section explores the causes behind human behavior and social phenomena in French society during the Restoration and July Monarchy periods. While other volumes depict individuals made into types, these philosophical works present types made into individuals. The collection examines metaphysical stories that probe deeper principles, separating Balzac's most fantastic narratives from his broader sociological portrait of a world dominated by money and moral complexity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Originally published: Paris: Houssiaux, 1870