Illusions perdues

novel by Honoré de Balzac between 1837 and 1843; consists of three parts, starting in provincial France, thereafter moving to Paris, and finally returning to the provinces
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Illusions perdues
Adrien Moreau · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Illusions perdues

Summary

Illusions perdues is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Illusions perdues authored Honoré de Balzac[3].
  • Illusions perdues's image is recorded as BalzacLostIllusions02.jpg[4].
  • Illusions perdues's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Illusions perdues's illustrator is recorded as Adrien Moreau[6].
  • Illusions perdues's follows is recorded as Le Cabinet des Antiques[7].
  • Illusions perdues's followed by is recorded as The Thirteen[8].
  • Illusions perdues's part of the series is recorded as The Human Comedy[9].
  • Illusions perdues's GND ID is recorded as 4345905-5[10].
  • Illusions perdues's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12050173z[11].
  • Illusions perdues's part of is recorded as Scenes from Provincial Life[12].
  • Illusions perdues's language of work or name is recorded as French[13].
  • Illusions perdues's country of origin is recorded as France[14].
  • Illusions perdues's publication date is recorded as +1837-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Illusions perdues's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08fky4[16].
  • Illusions perdues's Open Library ID is recorded as OL85241W[17].
  • Illusions perdues's characters is recorded as Vautrin[18].
  • Illusions perdues's characters is recorded as Lucien Chardon[19].
  • Illusions perdues's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111906347[20].
  • Illusions perdues's narrative location is recorded as Paris[21].
  • Illusions perdues's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Illusions perdues[22].
  • Illusions perdues's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/balzac/illusion/illusion.html[23].
  • Illusions perdues's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 19498[24].
  • Illusions perdues's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Lost-Illusions[25].
  • Illusions perdues's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Illusions perdues'}[26].
  • Illusions perdues's Project Gutenberg ebook ID is recorded as 13159[27].

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Works and Contributions

Illusions perdues authored Honoré de Balzac[3].

Why It Matters

Illusions perdues ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  22. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Illustrator Adrien Moreau
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
    Form of creative work novel
    Characters Vautrin, Lucien Chardon
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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