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Honore de Balzac A Passion in the Desert (Paperback) Mint Editions. A Passion in the Desert (1830) is a short story by French author Honoré de Balzac. This soldier, he explains, was captured by Ottoman forces during the emperor’s campaign in Egypt. Managing to escape, he fled across the desert on horseback toward the safety of the Nile. Further DetailsTitle: A Passion in the Desert Condition: New Description: A Passion in the Desert (1830) is a short story by French author Honoré de Balzac. Written as part of his La Comédie humaine sequence, A Passion in the Desert is a frequently anthologized work of short fiction that explores humanity’s relationship with nature as well as the effects of conquest and colonization. The story was loosely adapted into a 1997 feature film and remains one of Balzac’s most acclaimed works. The story’s frame narrative begins after a man and woman attend a menagerie in Paris. The woman is horrified by what she has seen: a man working with a tamed hyena as though it were human. Her companion, the story’s narrator, reveals his experience in these matters, and agrees to tell her a tale reported to him by a crippled veteran of Napoleon’s conquests. This soldier, he explains, was captured by Ottoman forces during the emperor’s campaign in Egypt. Managing to escape, he fled across the desert on horseback toward the safety of the Nile. When his horse died from exhaustion, he continued on foot and discovered, in the damp protection of a cave, a sleeping panther. Terrified at first, he slowly came to an understanding with the creature, learning to live at her side without angering her or falling prey to her animal hunger. One day, however, emerging from the cave to admire an eagle in flight, he is struck with the feeling that the panther had become jealous, and devises a plan to escape her inevitable wrath. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Honoré de Balzac’s A Passion in the Desert is a classic of French literature reimagined for modern readers. Author: Honore de Balzac Contributor: Mint Editions (Contributions by) EAN: 9781513268286 ISBN: 9781513268286 Publisher: Mint Editions Format: Paperback Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 203mm Genre: Fiction ISBN-10: 1513268287 Release Date: 09/16/2021 Language: English Item Length: 127mm Series: Mint Editions Topic: Classic Fiction Type: Short Stories Release Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
