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Quest of the Absolute
Overview
In Balzac's classic study of obsession, a chance meeting changes Balthazar Claes' life as it introduces him to alchemy and initiates his quest of the absolute. Throughout, our sympathy is equally divided between Balthazar's single-minded determination to push back the frontiers of knowledge, and the ruin of his family. "The Quest Of The Absolute" Was first published in France in 1834 and appears in a new edition from Dedalus, translated by Ellen Marriage and with an afterword and chronology by Christopher Smith.
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- ISBN-13: 9781873982587
- ISBN-10: 1873982585
- Publisher: Dedalus
- Publish Date: February 2015
- Dimensions: 7.81 x 4.99 x 0.74 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.51 pounds
- Page Count: 100
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