About “The Country Doctor”
Le Médecin de campagne is an 1833 novel by Honoré de Balzac. It is the second work in his Scène de la vie de campagne series. The novel explores themes such as social organization, political power, and religion. Balzac's personal political views differ from those of the main character, Dr. Benassis. No characters from this novel appear in other works of La Comédie humaine. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1833