Biography A Honore

He became the founder of realism in European literature. Balzac’s biography can be interesting to the modern reader, since his path to success was thorny and complicated, but he did not depart from his dream to become a writer. Born on May 20 in the French city, a tour, in a peasant family. Since childhood, Balzac was prepared for a career as a lawyer. To do this, he studied at college and at the Paris School of Rights, and then worked as a scribble at a notary public.

However, soon the legal career was bored with him, and he devoted himself to literature. The first works of the writer appeared in the years. These were novels in the spirit of romanticism. The publishing activity that he took up in the year was not successful. The first book, signed by the name "Balzac" was published in the year. It was the historical novel of Shuan. After that, he wrote many works and stories that finally attracted the attention of critics.

The next serious work, the novel Shakhrenic Leather, appeared in the year. A year later, the biographical novel “Louis Lambert” was partially released. Despite the fact that Balzac could not get rich as a writer, he continued to work hard and released several books a year. The main result of his work was the cycle of writings “Human Comedy” on the topic of French life. The fate of different heroes are intertwined in it, and the characters pass from the plot to the plot, occupying either secondary or main roles.

Already during his life, Balzac became the greatest prose writer of the 19th century, years later this status was preserved and strengthened on the literary Olympus. The work of the writer reached the greatest hey in the years. In the life of Balzac, periods of wastefulness and days of oppressive poverty have always been alternated. He adored luxury and was hiding from creditors.

At some moments, he talked a lot with people, led a secular lifestyle, and actively spent funds. In other periods, he was a recluse, constantly drank coffee, slept in snatches and worked non -stop. Loans and contracts with publishers forced him to rush and spend his health on hard work without rest. The quality of the works did not suffer from this, since the number of owns, changes, eliminations and additions have always been maximum.

The author has always strove for the perfection of texts. During his life, Balzac visited Russia several times. Balzac's work found its recognition in Russia during the life of the writer himself. Much was printed in translations in Moscow and St. Petersburg magazines. However, some works were banned. At the request of the head of the third branch of General A. Orlov, Nicholas I allowed the writer to enter Russia, but with strict supervision.

In the year, he met his future wife Evelina Ganskaya - the Polish landowner and Russian submitted. The last years of his life, Honore de Balzac lived in the estate of his wife in the Verkhovna in modern Ukraine. The great writer died in Paris on August 18. Navigation by records.