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GOCE elections
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Louis Lambert is an 1832 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), included in the Études philosophiques section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set mostly in a school at Vendôme, it examines the life and theories of a boy genius fascinated by the Swedish philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). Balzac wrote Louis Lambert during the summer of 1832 while he was staying with friends at the Château de Saché, and published three editions with three different titles. The novel contains a minimal plot, focusing mostly on the metaphysical ideas of its boy-genius protagonist and his only friend (eventually revealed to be Balzac himself). Although it is not a significant example of the realist style for which Balzac became famous, the novel provides insight into the author's own childhood. Specific details and events from the author's life – including punishment from teachers and social ostracism – suggest a fictionalized autobiography. Although critics panned the novel, Balzac remained steadfast in his belief that it provided an important look at philosophy, especially metaphysics. As he developed the scheme for La Comédie humaine, he placed Louis Lambert in the Études philosophiques section, and later returned to the same themes in his novel Séraphîta, about an androgynous angelic creature. (more...)

Awesome, dude! Congratulations! Although with you, it's probably old hat by now, so I'm sure it's no longer as thrilling as when Barton Fink was on the main page. ;) Christine (talk) 21:36, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I don't think it gets "old hat".. I'm still as honored as I was the second time. (Nothing like that first time, heh.) Cheers! Scartol  •  Tok  21:37, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

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GOCE Year-end Report
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