Download or read book 7 best short stories by Honoré de Balzac written by Honoré de Balzac and published by Tacet Books. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One thing is essential about the characters of Balzac: they are multi-faceted. Even the simplest ones are morally ambiguous, complex, completely human. In his profound observation of the human soul, Balzac mirrors human character in inanimate objects and the city of Paris itself becomes a character full of life.Through the seven short stories selected here you can know a little more about this author and a little more about yourself:The Red InnEl VerdugoThe Atheist's MassLa Grande BretècheThe Elixir of LifeStudy of a WomanDomestic Peace