The Wild Ass's Skin

A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes.

Un tanar, disperat din cauza datoriilor la jocurile de noroc, cumpara o piele magica de animal care ii indeplineste fiecare dorinta, dar grabeste moartea proprietarului. Povestea captivanta a lui Balzac este prezentata aici intr-o noua traducere exuberanta, cu o introducere si note revelatoare.