In Balzac's classic study of obsession, a chance meeting changes Balthazar Claes' life as it introduces him to alchemy and initiates his quest of the absolute. Throughout, our sympathy is equally divided between Balthazar's single-minded determination to push back the frontiers of knowledge, and the ruin of his family.
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Hardback Editions
May 2010 : Hardback
 | Title: The Quest of the Absolute Author(s): Honore De Balzac ISBN: 1-161-60107-4 / 978-1-161-60107-7 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1936 : Hardback
| Title: THE QUEST OF THE ABSOLUTE Author(s): HONORE DE BALZAC Publisher: DENT Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1914 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
January 2012 : Paperback
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September 2011 : Paperback
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September 2010 : Paperback
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March 2010 : Paperback
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March 2010 : Paperback
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February 2010 : Paperback
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January 2010 : Paperback
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October 2007 : Paperback
 | Title: THE Quest of the Absolute Author(s): HONORE DE BALZAC ISBN: 1-4086-3062-1 / 978-1-4086-3062-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Read Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 2005 : Paperback
 | Title: The Quest Of The Absolute Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-4254-6220-0 / 978-1-4254-6220-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 1997 : Paperback
 | Title: The Quest of the Absolute (Dedalus European Classics) Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 1-873982-58-5 / 9781873982587 (UK edition) Publisher: Dedalus Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1994 : Paperback
| Title: The Quest of the Absolute (European Classics) Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-946626-45-6 / 978-0-946626-45-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Dedalus Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 1990 : Paperback
| Title: The Quest of the Absolute (Dedalus European Classics) Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-87052-613-8 / 978-0-87052-613-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Hippocrene Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 1989 : Paperback
| Title: The Quest of the Absolute (Dedalus European classics) Author(s): Honore de Balzac ISBN: 0-946626-54-5 / 978-0-946626-54-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Dedalus Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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