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Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu

The Human Comedy

Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu

Honoré de Balzac
1830

Synopsis

"Le Chef-d'œuvre inconnu" is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was first published in the newspaper L'Artiste with the title "Maître Frenhofer" in August 1831. It appeared again later in the same year under the title "Catherine Lescault, conte fantastique".