About “Colonel Chabert”
Le Colonel Chabert is an 1832 novella by Honoré de Balzac, a French novelist and playwright. It is part of his larger work La Comédie humaine, a series that portrays and critiques French society during the Restoration and the July Monarchy. The story was first published in the newspaper Le Constitutionnel. It has been adapted into six motion pictures, including two silent films. The novella is set in the early 19th century and reflects the social and political environment of the time. Balzac's work is known for its detailed character studies and exploration of societal structures. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1829
- Latest edition
- 1987 · ISBN 9780844218274