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

Honoré de Balzac once warned that collecting was driven by a “jealous demon.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

From Los Angeles Times

Until then, however, remember Honoré de Balzac’s advice: “Believe everything you hear about the world; nothing is too impossibly bad.”

From Washington Post

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