Balzac

American  

[bawl-zak, bal-, bal-zak] / ˈbɔl zæk, ˈbæl-, balˈzak /

noun

1. Honoré de 1799–1850, French novelist.

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Balzac British  

/ ˈbælzæk, balzak /

noun

1. Honoré de (ɔnɔre də). 1799–1850, French novelist: author of a collection of novels under the general title La Comédie humaine , including Eugénie Grandet (1833), Le Père Goriot (1834), and La Cousine Bette (1846)

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Example Sentences

When I was in my early 20s, I decided to follow the Balzac rhythm because I was very obsessed with the writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Beginning June 1, after a two-year renovation, Hôtel Balzac, a member of Relais & Châteaux, the luxury hotel and restaurant network, is planning to open in the Eighth Arrondissement, within walking distance of the Champs-Élysées.

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

At an elevation, he looked like a haggard Rodin bust of Balzac.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

The academy noted that Oe’s work has been strongly influenced by Western writers, including Dante, Poe, Rabelais, Balzac, Eliot and Sartre.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

That every year, on her birthday, her father would present her with another puzzle and another novel, and she would read all of Jules Verne and all of Dumas and maybe even Balzac and Proust?

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr