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The Unknown Masterpiece, a Short Story by Balzac
- Author
- Honoré de Balzac
- Narrator
- Katie Haigh
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Publish Date
- 1 April 2022
- Run Time
- 1 hour 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction
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- Author
- Honoré de Balzac
- Narrator
- Katie Haigh
- Duration
- 1 hour 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 April 2022
- ISBN
- 9782821107120
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Genre
- Classic fiction
Synopsis
The unknown masterpiece, or "Le chef-d'oeuvre inconnu", is a story by French author Honoré de Balzac. This short text was of tremendous importance in the world of art, for it holds a groundbreaking reflection about artistic creation: what does completion or failure mean, and how is it that technique does not guarantee either. Paul Cézanne famously said "I am Frenhofer", identifying with the old master around which the story revolves. Pablo Picasso himself was absolutely fascinated by the text, so much that he had his studio moved in the Parisian street named in the story; there, he painted his own masterpiece, Guernica. Our audiobooks are recorded by the best storytellers, for a lively and profound experience.-
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