Shagren skin. Balzac O. de

In the history of literature, Honore de Balzac entered as the creator of the only artistic encyclopedia of the life of France of the 19th century in its kind. "Human comedy" covered all sides of the "scenes" of the theater of life. The most significant and bright work in the epic is the “shagren leather”, which the author called the starting beginning of his creative path.

The protagonist of this novel becomes the owner of a rag of shagren skin - a powerful talisman that can fulfill any desire. Only what is the price that he has to pay for the implementation of his whims?