The Inferno · Character
Balzac
Novelist mentioned in passing during the narrator's literary reflections.
minor
First appearance: xii pilgrimage and penance
Balzac shows up with force in XIII: The Deliverer. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the one who introduced Strindberg to Swedenborg through the book Séraphita.
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In XIII: The Deliverer: Mentioned as the one who introduced Strindberg to Swedenborg through the book Séraphita. Later, in XIV:…
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