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The magic skin : or, The wild ass's skin / Honore de Balzac ; translated by Ellen Marriage.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Balzac, Honore de, 1799-1850.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authors--Fiction.
- Authors.
- Hides and skins--Fiction.
- Hides and skins.
- Wishes--Fiction.
- Wishes.
- Magic--Fiction.
- Magic.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (319 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Auckland, New Zealand] : Floating Press, 1831.
- Summary:
- Famous perfectionist Honore de Balzac labored for years to bring the fascinating idea behind The Magic Skin to life in a novel, and critics and fans alike agree that it is one of the French writer's masterworks. The story follows the experiences of a young man who finds a small piece of animal skin that magically fulfills his every desire. However, over time, he discovers that the seeming miracle has exacted a terrible toll on his body -- and his soul.
- Contents:
- Title; Contents; Dedication; I - The Talisman; II - A Woman Without a Heart; III - The Agony; Epilogue; Addendum
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 12, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-77651-916-7
- OCLC:
- 773758678
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