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11h 37m

The Skin of Sorrow

Author: Honore de Balzac (11)

Reader: Narek Baghdasaryan (219)

Category: Novel (228)

Translator: Arbun Tayan (8)

Age Recommendation: 16+

“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.

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