French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac was born #OTD in 1799.
He is best known for his magnum opus, "La Comédie Humaine", a vast collection of interlinked novels and stories that provide a detailed panorama of French society in the first half of the 19th century. The series is divided into three major parts: "Études de Mœurs", "Études Philosophiques", and "Études Analytiques".
"Le roman, qui veut le sentiment, le style et l’image, est la création moderne la plus immense. Il succède à la comédie qui, dans les mœurs modernes, n’est plus possible avec ses vieilles lois."
"The novel, which strives for feeling, style and image, is the most immense modern creation. It is the successor to comedy, which, in modern times, is no longer possible with its old laws."
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