The Quest Of The Absolute
of Honoré de Balzac
Series: La Comédie Humaine #74
Description
In Balzac's classic study of obsession, a chance meeting changes Balthazar Claes' life as it introduces him to alchemy and initiates his quest of the absolute. Throughout, our sympathy is equally divided between Balthazar's single-minded determination to push back the frontiers of knowledge, and the ruin of his family. "The Quest Of The Absolute" Was first published in France in 1834 and appears in a new edition from Dedalus, translated by Ellen Marriage and with an afterword and chronology by Christopher Smith.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 226 pages
- Publisher Dedalus
- Publication Date 1997
- First Publication January 1st 1834
- Language English
- ISBN 9781873982587
- Edition Dedalus European Classics
- Category Fiction
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