Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was a French novelist and playwright who is widely regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature. He is best known for his series of novels, La Comédie Humaine, which depict French society in the period of the Restoration and the July Monarchy (1815–1848). Balzac was born in Tours, France, and studied law in Paris. He began writing at an early age, and his first novel, Les Chouans, was published in 1829. He went on to write more than 90 novels and plays, including Eugénie Grandet (1833), Le Père Goriot (1835), and La Cousine Bette (1846). His works are known for their detailed depictions of everyday life and their psychological insight into the characters. Balzac was a prolific writer, and his works are still widely read today. He is considered one of the most important French writers of the 19th century, and his influence can be seen in the works of many later authors, including Marcel Proust, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf.
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