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The Human Comedy is a 1943 novel by William Saroyan, based on his film script for MGM. It tells the story of a 14-year-old boy in California during World War II, and features references to Homer's Odyssey.
- William Saroyan
- 1943
The Human Comedy is a vast project by Honoré de Balzac to depict French society from the Revolution to 1848. It consists of 90 books, divided into three categories and six kinds of scenes, and explores the themes of ambition, passion, and vital force.
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La Comédie humaine is a collection of novels and stories by Honoré de Balzac, depicting French society in the 19th century. The title refers to Dante's Divine Comedy, but Balzac's work is more realistic and sociological, with recurring characters and themes.
The Human Comedy is a comedy-drama film based on a novel by William Saroyan, starring Mickey Rooney as a telegram delivery boy in World War II. The film depicts the effects of the war on a California town and its people, and features music, songs and folk dances.
A novel about a young boy growing up in California during World War II, based on the author's own life. Read ratings, reviews, and book details of this classic American fiction.
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Mar 8, 2010 · Honore de Balzac was born at Tours on the 16th of May, 1799, in the same year which saw the birth of Heine, and which therefore had the honor of producing perhaps the most characteristic writers of the nineteenth century in prose and verse respectively.
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Nov 4, 2008 · The human comedy by Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850. Publication date 1893 Publisher New York : P. F. Collier Collection cdl; americana Contributor University of ...