Z. Marcas by Honoré de Balzac
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"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.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Bell, Clara, 1834-1927 |
| Title | Z. Marcas |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z._Marcas |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1841 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01841-6 |
| Release Date | Nov 19, 2005 |
| Last Update | Aug 5, 2019 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 720 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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