The Wild Ass's Skin (La Peau De Chagrin) - The Penguin Classics

Paperback (30 Jun 1977)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Balzac is concerned with the choice between ruthless self-gratification and asceticism, dissipation and restraint, in a novel that is powerful in its symbolism and realistic depiction of decadence.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140443301
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 843.7
DEWEY edition: 18
Language: English
Number of pages: 285
Weight: 204g
Height: 199mm
Width: 126mm
Spine width: 19mm