The Wild Asss Skin by Honore De Balzac Paperback Book 9780199579501

A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes.

Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Pages: 288 Year of Publication: 2012 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Weight: 324 g Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 19.5 cm Package Dimension Width: 13.1 cm Package Dimension Height: 1.4 cm ISBN: 9780199579501