Balzac by David Bellos

Balzac by David Bellos

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Balzac by David Bellos

This up-to-date account of the novel's composition, structure, and achievement provides readers with the literary and historical knowledge needed to make sense of the text. Professor Bellos explains how Balzac challenged prevailing nineteenth-century expectations of what novels should be like.
Bellos, David: - David Bellos is the director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, where he is also a professor of French and comparative literature. He has won many awards for his translations of Georges Perec, Ismail Kadare, and others, including the Man Booker International Translator's Award. He also received the Prix Goncourt for George Perec: A Life in Words. He is the author of the book Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything.
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ISBN 13 9780729300926
ISBN 10 0729300927
Title Balzac
Author David Bellos
Series Critical Guides To French Texts S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Grant & Cutler at Foyles
Year published 1981-02-01
Number of pages 94
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