Publisher's Synopsis
Christ in Flanders and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by the renowned French author Honore de Balzac. The book features the titular story, Christ in Flanders, which tells the story of a statue of Jesus Christ that comes to life and experiences the world around it. Other stories in the collection include The Unknown Masterpiece, which explores the nature of art and the struggle of an artist to create a masterpiece, and The Red Inn, which follows a group of travelers who become stranded at an inn and are subjected to a series of bizarre and terrifying events. Balzac's writing is known for its vivid imagery, complex characters, and exploration of the human condition. Christ in Flanders and Other Stories is a masterful collection that showcases the author's talent for storytelling and his ability to capture the essence of the human experience.1908. This is No. 284 of Everyman's Library. Almost all the pieces herein contained were early work, written when Balzac was under the combined excitement of his emergence from the valley of the shadow in which he had toiled so long, and of the heat and stress of the political and literary Revolution of 1830. All of them show his very freshest matured power, not as yet in the slightest degree sicklied over by any excessive attempt to codify or systematize.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
