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History of the Thirteen: (Ferragus, The Duchess of Langeais, The Girl with the Golden Eyes)
- Form
- Form Novel
- Year
- Year 1833
- Originally in
- Originally in French
- Pages
- Pages 400
Paris here has a body. Streets that are noble or murderous, courtyards whose air kills, faces gone yellow from the two appetites that run the place, gold and pleasure: Balzac shows off his city like a beast he half loves and half fears.
Certain streets in Paris are as degraded as a man covered with infamy
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