A Start in Life
1842
A Start in Life, published in 1842 by Honoré de Balzac, is part of his extensive series, The Human Comedy. This work explores the complexities of Parisian society amidst the changes brought by modernization. Balzac, a key figure in the development of realism, uses interconnected characters and narratives to depict the realities of bourgeois life in 19th-century France, making this novel significant in understanding the social dynamics of the era.
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“In other countries customs are very different. Englishmen pique themselves on never opening their lips; Germans are melancholy in a vehicle; Italians too wary to talk; Spaniards have no public conveyances; and Russians no roads.””
— Honoré de Balzac
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