Today I started on Droll Stories by Honoré de Balzac. I'm not very far into it thus far, but it seems to be much in the same vein as Bocaccio's Decameron or Rabelais; that is, droll, lusty, bawdy and in all ways as entertaining and true to life as a good dirty joke.
This particular edition is published by the Heritage Press, translated by Jacque Le Clercq, and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff. There's some minor damage to the book, including a couple of missing pages at the end, but I think I'll keep it as it is otherwise good shape. I'm looking forward to my first true experience with Balzac.
Mood: Intrigued
Music: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: "I Want To Be Like You"
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