The Wild Ass'S Skin

A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes.

• | By (Author): Honore De Balzac
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 14, 2012
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199579504
• | ISBN-13: 9780199579501