David Séchard

E502706

David Séchard is a central fictional character in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine, depicted as an idealistic young printer and inventor whose struggles embody the social and economic tensions of provincial 19th-century France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Illusions perdues NERFINISHED
La Comédie humaine NERFINISHED
associatedWith paper-making invention
printing press
characterTrait hardworking
honest
idealistic
naive
conflictWith Cérizet NERFINISHED
Jérôme-Nicolas Séchard NERFINISHED
creator Honoré de Balzac NERFINISHED
familyName Séchard NERFINISHED
familyRelation son of Jérôme-Nicolas Séchard
fictionalResidence Angoulême NERFINISHED
friendOf Lucien Chardon NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName David NERFINISHED
literaryMovement French realism NERFINISHED
narrativeRole protagonist of Illusions perdues
nationality French
occupation inventor
printer
partOf La Comédie humaine character cycle NERFINISHED
relatedWork Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes NERFINISHED
represents provincial middle class
struggling small entrepreneur
setInPeriod 19th-century France
spouse Ève Chardon NERFINISHED

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