Balzac is concerned with the choice between ruthless self-gratification and asceticism, dissipation and restraint, in a novel that is powerful in its symbolism and realistic depiction of decadence.
Alternate titles: "Luck and Leather: A Parisian Romance" and " The Magic Skin".
Preceded by The Country Doctor, and followed by Ursula.
Followed by The Alkahest.
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