Balzacian

Meanings

Adjective

  • Of or pertaining to the French novelist HonorĂ© de Balzac (1799–1850) or his writings.
  • Realist or realistic, particularly capturing small details of everyday objects.

Noun

  • A follower of Balzac, or an author who writes in his style.

Origin

  • Balzac + -ian

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