The Girl with the Golden Eyes and Other Stories

The three short fictions in this unique collection, Sarrasine, The Unknown Masterpiece, and The Girl with the Golden Eyes, deal with the relationship between artistic ideals and sexual desires. They show Balzac's mastery of the seductions of storytelling, and are among the 19th century's richest explorations of life and art.

Cele trei fictiuni scurte din aceasta colectie unica, Sarrasine, Capodopera necunoscuta si Fata cu ochi de aur, trateaza relatia dintre idealurile artistice si dorintele sexuale. Ele demonstreaza maiestria lui Balzac in ceea ce priveste seductia povestirii si se numara printre cele mai bogate explorari ale vietii si artei din secolul al XIX-lea.