Honoré de Balzac

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:French_literature
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Film_adaptations
Stage adaptations
Television adaptations
gptkbp:alias gptkb:Lord_R'_Hoone
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:cultural_identity
gptkb:La_Comédie_Humaine
gptkb:artistic_legacy
gptkb:French_Romanticism
gptkb:theater
gptkb:Journalist
gptkb:French_literature
gptkb:character_development
gptkb:historical_context
gptkb:social_hierarchy
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:literary_criticism
narrative style
romantic relationships
social mobility
social criticism
symbolism
moral dilemmas
philosophical themes
human nature
character arcs
the working class
literary influence
19th century literature
family dynamics
motifs
Parisian society
cultural commentary
literary realism
psychological insight
the bourgeoisie
critique of capitalism
plot complexity
realist literature
the aristocracy
economic struggles
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Honor
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkbp:birth_date May 20, 1799
gptkbp:born May 20, 1799
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:child gptkb:Maurice_de_Balzac
gptkbp:children gptkb:Eugène_Balzac
gptkbp:contribution Social commentary
Narrative style
Character development in literature
gptkbp:death_date August 18, 1850
gptkbp:died August 18, 1850
gptkbp:education gptkb:Lycée_Louis-le-Grand
gptkbp:famous_for Social commentary
Detailed character studies
Depiction of French society
gptkbp:famous_quote " A man is a product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."
" Behind every great fortune there is a crime."
" All is vanity, all is illusion."
" The more one loves, the more one suffers."
" The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done."
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Realism
Literary realism
realism
Social criticism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Honoré de Balzac
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Gustave_Flaubert
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:Marcel_Proust
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Stendhal
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkbp:inspiration Balzac's life experiences
French society of his time
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Honoré_de_Balzac_Museum
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:La_Comédie_Humaine
Realism in literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Realism
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_influence gptkb:French_literature
Modern literature
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Old_Goriot
gptkb:The_Unconscious_Humorists
gptkb:The_Woman_of_Thirty
gptkb:The_Marriage_of_the_Vicar
gptkb:The_Chouans
gptkb:The_Ball_at_Sceaux
gptkb:The_Girl_with_the_Golden_Eyes
gptkb:The_Red_Inn
gptkb:The_Human_Comedy
gptkb:The_Black_Sheep
gptkb:A_Harlot_High_and_Low
gptkb:Cousin_Bette
gptkb:Eugénie_Grandet
gptkb:Lost_Illusions
gptkb:The_Country_Doctor
gptkb:The_Magic_Skin
gptkb:The_Unconscious_Mummy
gptkb:The_Unknown_Masterpiece
gptkb:The_Vicar_of_Tours
gptkb:The_Wild_Ass's_Skin
gptkb:The_Woman_of_Thirty_Years_Old
gptkb:The_Thirteen
gptkb:The_Last_of_the_Chouans
gptkb:The_Atheist's_Mass
The Conscript
The Peasantry
The Purse
The Quest of the Absolute
The Seamy Side of History
The Two Brothers
The Imaginary Mistress
The Firm of Nucingen
The Marriage Contract
The Deputy of Arcis
The Last Incarnation of the Count of Ségur
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:playwright
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:period gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Tours,_France
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eve_Hanska
gptkbp:work_period 1829-1850
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Last_Incarnation_of_Vautrin
gptkb:The_Unconscious_Humorists
gptkb:The_Woman_of_Thirty
gptkb:The_Chouans
gptkb:The_Ball_at_Sceaux
gptkb:The_Girl_with_the_Golden_Eyes
gptkb:The_Red_Inn
gptkb:The_Human_Comedy
gptkb:The_Black_Sheep
gptkb:A_Harlot_High_and_Low
gptkb:The_Country_Doctor
gptkb:The_Magic_Skin
gptkb:The_Unknown_Masterpiece
gptkb:The_Wild_Ass's_Skin
gptkb:The_Thirteen
gptkb:The_Last_of_the_Chouans
gptkb:The_Atheist's_Mass
The Conscript
The Peasantry
The Purse
The Quest of the Absolute
The Seamy Side of History
The Two Brothers
The Government Clerks
The Marriage Contract
The Deputy of Arcis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkb:Émile_Zola
gptkb:French_Academy
gptkb:Les_Misérables
gptkb:Alessandro_Manzoni
gptkb:July_Monarchy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4