description: "The possession of power, no matter how enormous, does not bring the knowledge how to use it." Raphael, a failed writer, deep in debt, and unrequited in love, is about to take a suicidal plunge into the Seine River. Just in time, he discovers the "Magic Skin" in an antiquity shop. Its supernatural powers grant every wish but it extracts a terrible toll! This parable depicts the malaise of 19th century France.
language: English
title: The Magic Skin
titlecomplete: The Magic Skin
characters: Raphaël Tisserand, Eugène de Rastignac
genres: Classics, France, Roman, Fantasy, Novels, School, Literature, French Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 8967
series: Études philosophiques, La Comédie Humaine
publisher: Tantor Media