Deze bundel humoristische en vaak lichtelijk platvloerse verhalen speelt zich af in 15e-eeuws Frankrijk. De auteur schetst met meesterlijk taalgevoel pittige verhalen over liefde, intriges en menselijke dwaasheid. De vertellingen zitten vol geestigheid, ironie en onverwachte wendingen, die de lezer vermaken en tegelijkertijd een inkijk geven in de maatschappij van die tijd. Het is een werk dat niet terugdeinst voor het verkennen van de donkerdere, doch komische, kanten van de menselijke natuur.
'Tolldreisten Geschichten' von Honoré de Balzac ist ein Klassiker der erotischen Literatur, bestehend aus drei mal zehn frivolen Erzählungen. Balzac spiegelt mit erzählerischer Meisterschaft die feine Gesellschaft seiner Zeit wider, obwohl die Geschichten im späten Mittelalter spielen.
These choice selections from Honoré de Balzac's Droll Stories offer a lively and lusty portrait of sixteenth-century French life and manners. Told in the tradition of Boccaccio, Chaucer, and Rabelais, they allegedly originated in manuscripts from the abbeys of Touraine. Originally published in three sets of ten tales in the 1830s, the stories abound in episodes of good-humored licentiousness that scandalized Balzac's contemporaries and continue to delight modern readers. French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) was a founder of realism in European literature. An inspiration to Proust, Dickens, Faulkner, Dostoyevsky, and countless others, Balzac wrote works that were hailed for their multifaceted characters and exquisite attention to detail. This edition's excellent translation was the first to make his Contes Drolatiques available to English-speaking readers.
The book features a collection of humorous and satirical tales, originally published in 1899, showcasing the wit and storytelling prowess of its author. Each story offers a unique glimpse into human nature and societal quirks, blending charm with sharp commentary. This reprint preserves the original text, allowing readers to experience the timeless humor and insights of the classic work.