This author's novella about a sculptor who unwittingly falls in love with a castrato named La Zambinella was analyzed by Roland Barthes in the essay S/Z [ess-zed].
This author's novella about a sculptor who unwittingly falls in love with a castrato named La Zambinella was analyzed by Roland Barthes in the essay S/Z [ess-zed]. He also wrote a novel in which Adeline resists the advances of Célestin Crevel before "the Marshal" hires the title character despite her swearing vengeance against the Hulot family. Another of his novels details an old vermicelli maker whose funeral is attended by Eugene de Rastignac. For 10 points, name this author of Sarrasine, Eugenie Grandet, Cousin Bette, and Pere Goriot, all of which are found in his Human Comedy.
This author's novella about a sculptor who unwittingly falls in love with a castrato named La Zambinella was analyzed by Roland Barthes in the essay S/Z [ess-zed].
Honoré de Balzac