Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert, and Friedrich Engels all have something in common: powerful facial hair!
But also, literary prowess.
All these writing titans owe their legacies to the visionary French novelist and playwright, Honoré de Balzac.
Discover the last-surviving home of the literary figure with a ticket to Maison de Balzac and its ongoing exhibition.
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Charles Dickens, Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert, and Friedrich Engels all have something in common: powerful facial hair! But also, literary prowess. All these writing titans owe their legacies to the visionary French novelist and playwright, Honoré de Balzac.
Discover the last-surviving home of the literary figure with a ticket to Maison de Balzac and its ongoing exhibition. Pay homage to one of the fathers of Realism, who helped to shape the world of culture we know today.
