Sarrasine
$16.49
Ostensibly a tale of sexual androgyny, the power of love, and its bitter aftermath, this volume is in fact a study of the force of art on society and the deadly immortality of beauty. The nameless narrator attends a ball held by a wealthy Parisian family whose fortune comes from a work of art, and there meets an extraordinary old woman who bears a strange resemblance to the statue depicted in the painting. He returns to his lodgings to tell the tragic, yet ultimately rewarding tale of the creation of the painting's inspiration: a tale of passion, lust, and transexuality, in which music and art, their powers combined, are fatally attracted.
| Author: Honore De Balzac |
| Publisher: Book Jungle |
| Publication Date: May 08, 2008 |
| Number of Pages: 48 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1605976385 |
| ISBN-13: 9781605976389 |
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