Selected Short Stories

The book is not in English/french as advertised. It is only in English. I was specifically looking for a parallel edition that has both languages on opposing faces.

Probably the best book of short stories I've ever read. This was my first Balzac book and it led me to all his novels. He's now my favorite author.

Averting good

I really enjoyed reading this short story collection. I think it is the best way to get a taste of Honore de Balzac's writing. I enjoyed reading all of the stories and really enjoyed de Balzac's sense of humor. The Atheist's Mass brought me to tears. I already ordered a few copies of his novels from the Human comedy as a result of reading this anthology.

A variety of interesting short stories which stand alone but also serve as an introduction to some of his novels.