The Wild Ass's Skin
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The Wild Ass's Skin is an 1831 philosophical novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores themes of desire, power, and self-destruction through a magical shrinking talisman that grants wishes at the cost of the owner's life.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donkey Skin | 1 |
| The Wild Ass's Skin canonical | 1 |
| The Wild Ass’s Skin | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French novel
ⓘ
fantastic literature ⓘ novel ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| author | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| centralObject |
magical talisman
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wild ass's skin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| explores |
the cost of fulfilled wishes
ⓘ
the relationship between materialism and mortality ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy fiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Antoine
ⓘ
Foedora ⓘ Jonathan ⓘ Pauline ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Études philosophiques
ⓘ
surface form:
Études philosophiques section of La Comédie humaine
|
| influencedBy | romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Raphaël de Valentin ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining realism with the fantastic
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early major success of Balzac ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Peau de chagrin ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| plotDevice | talisman that grants wishes at the cost of the owner's life ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1831 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charpentier ⓘ |
| seriesPosition | Études philosophiques ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| theme |
consumption and excess
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desire ⓘ fate ⓘ free will ⓘ power ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ the relationship between desire and lifespan ⓘ the will to live ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 19th century ⓘ |
| workInAuthorCareer | one of Balzac's first widely acclaimed novels ⓘ |
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Subject: The Wild Ass's Skin Description of subject: The Wild Ass's Skin is an 1831 philosophical novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores themes of desire, power, and self-destruction through a magical shrinking talisman that grants wishes at the cost of the owner's life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Donkey Skin
this entity surface form:
The Wild Ass’s Skin