Balzac
['bælzæk]
Definition
(noun.) French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850).
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Examples
- Absolutely no clue in them to Mr. Angel, save that he quotes Balzac once. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- You look like Balzac's '_Femme Peinte Par Elle-Meme_', he said, as he fanned her with one hand and held her coffee cup in the other. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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