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01927aam a2200349 i 4500 001 A8C6A61A3DE011E299E05AAC6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20190228010452 008 120105s2012 nyu b 000 1 eng 010 $a 2012930326 020 $a 0199579504 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780199579501 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)805545352 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d SILO $d LEB $d OCLCO $d YUS $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h fre 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PQ2167 $b .P513 2012 100 1 $a Balzac, HonoreÌ de, $d 1799-1850. 240 10 $a Peau de chagrin. $l English 245 1 $a The wild ass's skin / $c HonoreÌ de Balzac, translated by Helen Constantine ; edited with an introduction and notes by Patrick Coleman. 260 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2012. 300 $a xxx, 252 pages ; $c 20 cm 490 1 $a Oxford world's classics 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a The first new English translation for more than 35 years of Balzac's extraordinary The Wild Ass's Skin, it is also the first edition in English to include Balzac's original Preface of 1831. This novel has been freshly translated by Helen Constantine, who captures Balzac's stylistic energy and exuberance. Patrick Coleman's wide-ranging introduction considers the multiple perspectives of the novel, its conceptualization of historical change, and its satirical commentary on contemporary society. His extensive notes clarify Balzac's many allusions to the culture and society of his time. The book also includes an up-to-date bibliography and helpful map of Paris in 1830. 700 1 $a Constantine, Helen, $e translator. 700 1 $a Coleman, Patrick. 830 0 $a Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240717031517.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180106020951.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A8C6A61A3DE011E299E05AAC6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search