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2 unusual facts about La Mort de Balzac


La Mort de Balzac

The second chapter traces the history of Balzac’s long liaison with Éveline Hanska, highlighting the redhibitory misunderstanding that jeopardized this relationship from the start.

La Mort de Balzac (The Death of Balzac) by Octave Mirbeau is a collection of three sub-chapters that were initially intended to appear in Mirbeau’s La 628-E8, in November 1907, but were then withdrawn at the last moment at the request of the 80-year daughter of Madame Hanska, the Countess of Mniszech.



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