The wild ass's skin

Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 (Author). Hunt, Herbert J., 1899-1973 (Added Author).

Book - 1977

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Aristocracy (Social class) > France > Fiction.
Wishes > Fiction.
Paris (France) > Fiction.

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Psychological fiction.
Fiction.

ISBN: 0140443304
ISBN: 9780140443301
Physical Description 284 pages.
Publisher London : Penguin Group, [1977]
Copyright ©1977

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General Note:	Translated from the French. 10-digit ISBN from www.globalbooksinprint.com.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 17)
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	LSC 18.50

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Penguin classics

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The Wild Ass's Skin

by Hunt, Herbert J. (Translator, Introduction by); Balzac, HonorÃ© de

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The Wild Ass's Skin

Balzac is concerned with the choice between ruthless self-gratification and asceticism, dissipation and restraint, in a novel that is powerful in its symbolism and realistic depiction of decadence.

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