420 Honoré de Balzac (with Carlos Allende)
The History of Literature
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Hman Balzac's Father Changed the Name From Balsa to Balza.
Balzac grew up in privilege thanks to his father's moxy and acumen. The plan for honere was to become a lawyer, and he went down that path to plea his father. But he was already writing, mostly plays, at first, none of them too successful. Then novels filled with mysticism and philosophy, which were also not very successful. He gave up the law, displeasing his father, but who agreed to let him stay in paris on a small allowance,. Not enough to keep honore de balzac out of debt. His debts continued to rise practically for the rest of his life. In the 18 twenties and thirties and forties, balzac
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