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Quest for the Absolute (Paperback, New edition)
Honore De BalzacIn 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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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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Imprint | Dedalus |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | November 1997 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
Authors | Honore De Balzac |
Translators | Ellen Marriage |
Dimensions | 200 x 127 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 240 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-873982-58-7 |
Barcode | 9781873982587 |
Subtitles | value |
Categories | |
LSN | 1-873982-58-5 |
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