A Passion in the Desert

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A prolific writer, Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) is generally regarded, along with Gustave Flaubert, as a founding father of realism in European literature, and as one of France's greatest fiction writers. --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. FROM THE BACK COVER
During Napoleon's expedition in Egypt, a young soldier falls captive to Ottoman forces. Miraculously, he manages to escape, taking with him a horse and a limited assortment of supplies and weapons. On his journey through the desert, he takes refuge in a cave, where he tames and befriends a panther. A Passion in the Desert is a masterful short story by French author Honoré de Balzac.

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