Louis Lambert
Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Louis Lambert - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Lambert_(novel) Release date is 2005-02-01
Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger
"Louis Lambert" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1832. Set primarily at a boarding school in Vendôme, it follows a boy genius obsessed with metaphysical philosophy and the ideas of Emanuel Swedenborg. The story focuses less on plot than on the protagonist's philosophical theories, explored through his friendship with the narrator—revealed to be Balzac himself. Drawing heavily from Balzac's own childhood experiences, including academic punishment and social isolation, the novel serves as a fictionalized autobiography that examines themes of spiritual enlightenment, genius, and madness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
French fiction -- Translations into English
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Louis Lambert - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Lambert_(novel) Release date is 2005-02-01
Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger
"Louis Lambert" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1832. Set primarily at a boarding school in Vendôme, it follows a boy genius obsessed with metaphysical philosophy and the ideas of Emanuel Swedenborg. The story focuses less on plot than on the protagonist's philosophical theories, explored through his friendship with the narrator—revealed to be Balzac himself. Drawing heavily from Balzac's own childhood experiences, including academic punishment and social isolation, the novel serves as a fictionalized autobiography that examines themes of spiritual enlightenment, genius, and madness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
French fiction -- Translations into English
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