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100 1 _aBalzac, Honoré de,
_d1799-1850
245 1 4 _aThe Magic Skin
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Peau_de_chagrin
500 _aRelease date is 2005-02-12
508 _aProduced by Dagny, Bonnie Sala, and David Widger
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFantasy fiction
653 _aAuthors -- Fiction
653 _aWishes -- Fiction
653 _aHides and skins -- Fiction
653 _aFrench fiction -- Translations into English
653 _aMagic -- Fiction
700 1 _aMarriage, Ellen,
_d1865-1946
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1307
999 _c43423
_d43423