Vadideki Zambak

Lily of the Valley Book Description If we wanted to highlight one of the most important writers of France, this name would undoubtedly be Balzac. His contribution to the realistic style, the characters he created, and his flawless ability to describe remind us that we should think about Balzac once again. At the same time, the subjects he chose for his novels are; Money-human, woman-man, parent-child, power-power relations continue to illuminate today's world. One of these is his novel Lily of the Valley, which he completed in 1835 and is still the most read today. Lily of the Valley, which is included in the "Scenes from Country Life" section of The Human Comedy, is called Balzac's autobiography, at least partially. Even if it is not so, it is certain that it carries traces of childhood pain and youth love. It is also known that before writing the novel, Balzac stayed in the Indre Valley for a while, walked along the river and explored the places where he would write. This is a good example of the meticulous construction and strong narrative of the novel. Lily of the Valley appears before us with the style we call "Balzac realism". It conveys to the reader the transformation of society after the French Revolution. Another meaning for Turkish readers is that this translation belongs to Cemal Süreya. The novel invites us to the world of Felix, who walks from youth to adulthood. “Yes, one should not love once (From the Promotional Bulletin)