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Country France Series La Comédie humaine Originally published 1834 Preceded by Massimilla Doni Genre Speculative fiction | 3.8/5 Goodreads Language French Publication date 1834 Followed by L' Enfant maudit Illustrator Édouard Toudouze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original title La Recherche de l'absolu Similar Honoré de Balzac books, La Comédie humaine books, Classical Studies books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Quest of the Absolute (French: La Recherche de l'absolu) is a novel by Honoré de Balzac. The novel first appeared in 1834, with seven chapter-divisions, as a Scène de la vie privée; was published by itself in 1839 by Charpentier; and took its final place as a part of the Comédie in 1845.
The astronomer Ernest Laugier helped Balzac in the use of chemical terminology in this novel.
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