Balzac, Honoré dePronunciation: /ˈbalzak/Definition of Balzac, Honoré de (1799–1850), French novelist. He is chiefly remembered for his series of ninety-one interconnected novels and stories known collectively as La Comédie humaine, which includes Eugénie Grandet (1833) and Le Père Goriot (1835). Derivatives BalzacianPronunciation: /balˈzakɪən/ adjective Balzac, Honoré de in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Balzac, Honoré de in the US English dictionary
