Stephen Vizinczey reviews Honore De Balzac Lost Illusions

Stephen Vizinczey reviews Honore De Balzac book “Lost Illusions“. Illusions perdues — in English, Lost Illusions — is a serial novel written by the French writer Honoré de Balzac between 1837 and 1843. It consists of three parts, starting in provincial France, thereafter moving to Paris, and finally returning to the provinces.