Balzac's masterpiece about a young poets struggle to make a name for himself in Paris. This is the only paperback edition of the celebrated Kathleen Raine translation. With commentary, notes and reading group guide
Author Biography
Richard Howard is a Pultizer-Prize winning poet and translator. He has translated Baudelaire, Stendhal, and Gide, among others. He lives in New York City and teaches at Columbia University.
