Honoré de Balzac
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
20/05/1799
Day of Death
18/08/1850
(51) years old
Place of Birth
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Honoré de Balzac
Biography
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. He is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. Balzac's first project was a libretto for a comic opera called "Le Corsaire", based on Lord Byron's "The Corsair". In 1820 he completed the five-act verse tragedy Cromwell.... Read More