In the desert there is all-and yet nothing…God is there and man is not.

Honoré de Balzac

La Comédie humaine

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The desert

Author

Honoré de Balzac

Source

A Passion in the Desert La Comédie humaine

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1830 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

De Balzac, Honoré. "Une passion dans le desert [A Passion in the Desert]." Revue de Paris, 26 Dec. 1830.

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