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 * G. ** Stories written by Honore de Balzac are very important in Dai Sijie’s novel.

16. Describe his largest work, //La Comedie Humaine.// It was a multi-volume collection of interlinked novels and stories depicting French society in the period of restoration and July Monarchy.

17. What themes and subjects does Balzac write about?  Balzac explores the theme of man and his place in society and the influences of his environment, politics, love, and wealth.

19. Approximately how old are Balzac’s writings at the time when the characters in //Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress// find them? //Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress//  find them?  Balzac’s writings are approximately 120 years old at the time when the characters in  //Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress// find them, since the story is set in the 1960s.