"Saracen" is a new under the sign of duality. Whether the narrator tearful and indifferent countess he undertakes to seduce; Lanty family, which brings success, talent and beauty, and the little old ghost that haunts her feasts; innocent sculptor who wants to live a romance with a singer he does not suspect the secret ... From the first paragraph, Balzac tells us that his story will get married and face the opposites. Such struggles can they give birth to anything other than a tragic end? The appearance of a hideous old man at a party given by the wealthy family Lanty causes the disorder in one of the guests, courted by the narrator. Why do members of this family do they have this strange man, and what is for them? Which is the parent of the Lanty family with a portrait immortalized the graceful features, and how he explains the presence of this portrait of the old man? To satisfy the curiosity of his beloved, the narrator begins to enlighten on all these points. But the narrative conceals the danger of disgust who will listen amorous passions ... It is the story of the sculptor Sarrasine, and his love for a Roman singer, Zambinella, can not leave anyone indifferent, as it combines the tragic and questionable joke ... Balzac is here on a par with what he has accustomed us: we find his fascination worldliness, an intriguing and disturbing story, characters sketched to perfection ... The author of the "Human Comedy "is an extraordinary painter. His style makes it easy to read even mask the sake of the structure, opposition games, and concealment. One of the lesser-known writings of the "Human Comedy"; but we must believe that with a writer like Balzac, no minor text.
