Had Balzac been a less masterful novelist, the disreputably profligate fraud in him might have overwhelmed his artistry. Still, the other Balzac, the artist, is tainted by his well-earned reputation for what has been called artistic license or dishonesty...
The French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was the first writer to use fiction to convey the total social scene prevailing within one country at a particular period in its history. Commonly regarded as the founder of social realism, he also...
JOYCE Leiner has been queueing for some time to get her 12 dollars' worth of capsules, tablets and lozenges. The 59-year-old has finally reached the counter of the health food shop in downtown Chicago, and picks out her week's supply. As she turns away...
A Cambridge company searching for the secrets to human longevity, Elixir Pharmaceuticals, has suddenly seen its own time horizons shortened. The company's investors, it seems, don't have the patience to keep funding Elixir while it searches for the fountain of youth. They'd settle for...
