Reviews

Étude de femme by Honoré de Balzac

dom_brlw's review against another edition

3.0

Not as bad as I feared it would be. Not amazing either. And honestly, I wouldn't be able to give you a résumé of it.
Good if you want to enlarge your French classics culture and don't want to spend too much time on it (it's just 30 pages long).
Have a great day, take care <3

fierymoon's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

it was hilarious 

dissidentreviews's review against another edition

4.0

compte rendu sur mon blog

lnatal's review against another edition

3.0

Written probably in February 1830, this tale was published in the periodical Mode in March of the same year, signed as: "The author of the Physiologie du marriage." It has suffered largely the same avatars as Madame Firmiani: October 1831 included in the novels and Romans et Contesand stayed in Scenes de la vie parisienne in 1835, under the title of Profil de marquise, and in 1842, with its title in the Scenes de la vie privee.

The English version can be found at Gutenberg Project.

The original French text at La Bibliothèque électronique du Québec.

And the audio version in French at Literature audio.com.

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3* Madame Firmiani (1832)
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4* La paix du ménage (1830)
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3* Étude de femme (1830)