11h 37m
The Skin of Sorrow
Author:
Honore de Balzac (34)
Reader: Narek Baghdasaryan (289)
Category:
Prose (621)
Novel (285)
French literature (58)
Translator:
Arbun Tayan (10)
Age Recommendation: 13+
“The Skin of Sorrow” is an 1831 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac. Set in early 19th-century Paris, it tells the story of a young man who finds a magic piece of shagreen that fulfills his every desire. For each wish granted, however, the skin shrinks and consumes a portion of his physical energy.