The Magic Skin

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Magic Skin, by Honoré de Balzac. [if appropriate: Read by James E. Carson. Something along the lines of Dorian Gray as part of the Comedies Humane Philosophique, this is Balzac's first successful novel. He even wrote "criticisms" of the writing himself in promotion of the book, in addition to hyping the work before it even came out. It is a criticism of materialism and French bourgeoisie as so many of his compiled works seek to be. Some same characters reappear. (Summary by JCarson) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B Part 1 (179MB) Download M4B Part 2 (138MB)

Directors & creators

Honoré de Balzac

Subjects

LibriVox; audiobooks; literature; French societal satire and commentary

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