Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) is one of the most-translated Western authors in modern China. His massive cycle 《
人间喜剧》 (La Comédie humaine, "The Human Comedy") — about 90 novels and stories — anchored the introduction of European realism into Chinese letters in the early 20th century. 《
高老头》 (Père Goriot) and 《
欧也妮·
葛朗台》 (Eugénie Grandet) are the two titles every Chinese high-schooler encounters.
