For 10 points, name this prolific French author who wrote over one hundred works, which make up The Human Comedy.
Roland Barthes' S/Z is an analysis of this author's story "Sarrasine." He classified the novel Lost Illusions as one of his "scenes from provincial life," along with Eugénie Grandet. Eugène de Rastignac is a recurring character in his novels, which include Cousin Pons and Cousin Bette as well as a novel about a doting parent, Pere Goriot. For 10 points, name this prolific French author who wrote over one hundred works, which make up The Human Comedy.
Roland Barthes' S/Z is an analysis of this author's story "Sarrasine."
Honoré de {Balzac}