by Honoré de Balzac · Quaderns Crema · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477271741
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«L'obra mestra desconeguda» is the short story by French writer Honoré de Balzac, published by Quaderns Crema in paperback (80 pages, in Catalan).
The story tells of a painter who aspires to create the definitive masterpiece; his obsession with perfection consumes him until it ruins his own creation. First published in 1831, it became a small cult book and a living reference for artists such as Cézanne and Picasso, as well as being a love story.
The original French title is Le Chef-d'Oeuvre Inconnu. Catalan translation by Manel Ollé. Volume 73 of the Mínima Minor collection.
For readers of classic French fiction and short stories that explore art and the creative process.
Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, described as a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.
