Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 creator Bell, Clara 1834-1927 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Z. Marcas" by Honoré de Balzac is a novelette published in 1840. Set in Paris, it tells the story of a brilliant political strategist who propels politicians to power, only to be abandoned and left destitute. Living in a boarding-house, he befriends two students and shares his views on France's political decline. The tale explores Balzac's belief that mediocre leadership has betrayed talented men and endangered France's youth, while examining his conviction that a person's name shapes their destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z._Marcas Release date is 2005-11-19 Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1841 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1841 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133050.0 1841