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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Vautrin the Thief film, 1944
- Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes film, 1975
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Paris
- Characters
- Vautrin, Lucien Chardon, Eugène de Rastignac
- Genre
- realist novel
Read next
- Comes after
- The Firm of Nucingen
In print
- Editions recorded
- 37 on Open Library, 9 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 15 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of A Harlot's Progress are there?
We track 1 edition of A Harlot's Progress. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has A Harlot's Progress been adapted?
Yes, including Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes (film, 1975), Vautrin the Thief (film, 1944), according to Wikidata.
When was A Harlot's Progress first published?
A Harlot's Progress by Honoré de Balzac was first published in 1838.
What should I read after A Harlot's Progress?
In order, it follows The Firm of Nucingen, according to Wikidata.