Honoré de Balzac, French Novelist and Playwright (1799-1850)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Honoré de Balzac
• Birth: May 20, 1799, Tours, France
• Death: August 18, 1850, Paris, France
• Language: French
• Who he was: French novelist and playwright; La Comédie humaine (The Human Comedy); Pere Goriot; Eugenie Grandet
• Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW; GGB (+PGR 2); LRP; HCF; Bloom

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