The Wild Ass's Skin - Honoré de Balzac & Helen Constantine

The Wild Ass's Skin

By Honoré de Balzac & Helen Constantine

  • Release Date: 2012-06-14
  • Genre: Classics

Description

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.