Honore de Balzac. Georges Sand. About the life and friendship of French writers

Honore de Balzac. The father of a naturalistic, realistic novel - this was described by his method: "I do not compose human nature, I observe it in its past and present. I portray people not as they should be, but as they actually happen. ” The author was considered immoral, condemned for this kind of sincerity in the image of the French society of the Second Republic. Many of his contemporaries, including the novelist Georges Sand, with whom he was friends throughout his life, acted in defense.
Georges Sand. She owns one of the honorable places among representatives of French romanticism. She was called a lawyer of all women, as she struggled with oppression and prejudices for the truth. Sand observed the dawn and decline of romanticism in literature. She recognized the dignity of realism as a direction, supporting her dear friend, Honore de Balzac