About “La Peau de chagrin”
La Peau de chagrin is an 1831 novel by Honoré de Balzac. Set in early 19th-century Paris, it follows a young man who discovers a magic piece of shagreen that grants his desires. Each wish causes the skin to shrink and drain his physical energy. The novel is part of Balzac's Études philosophiques group within La Comédie humaine. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1831
- Latest edition
- ISBN 9780140443301
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
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 | La Peau de chagrin | 1831 | — | Buy on Amazon |
 | peau de chagrin. | — | 9780140443301 | Buy on Amazon |