01746cam a22003853u 4500 1307 UtSlPG 20260610133043.0 m cr n 260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 The Magic Skin Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2005 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Peau_de_chagrin Release date is 2005-02-12 Produced by Dagny, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger "The Magic Skin" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1831. Set in early 19th-century Paris, it follows a young man who discovers a magical piece of shagreen that grants his every wish. However, each desire fulfilled causes the skin to shrink and drains his physical energy. The novel explores the conflict between desire and longevity, examining bourgeois materialism through Balzac's detailed portrayal of Parisian society. It established Balzac as a significant French writer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Fantasy fiction Authors -- Fiction Wishes -- Fiction Hides and skins -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Magic -- Fiction Marriage, Ellen, 1865-1946 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1307 43423 43423