420 Honoré de Balzac (with Carlos Allende)
The History of Literature
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The Greatest Writer in the History of France
Balzac is considered one of the greatest writers in the history of france. He was married to a polish countess who, like balzac's mother, had been married off to a man much older than her. Balzac fell in love through their letters, and he mounted a too prompt attack or approach. The only thing that made him money was his writing. But considering he only lived to be 51, he came damn close.
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