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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Topic

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

From

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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Time
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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