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A Passion in the Desert

1830 short story by Honoré de Balzac
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Summary

A Passion in the Desert is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Honoré de Balzac[3]
  • Follows: Les Chouans[4]
  • Part of the series: The Human Comedy[5]
  • Part of: Scènes de la vie militaire[6]
  • Language of work or name: French[7]
  • Country of origin: France[8]
  • Publication date: 1830[9]
  • Published in: The Human Comedy[10]
  • Title: Une passion dans le désert[11]
  • Copyright status: public domain[12]
  • Form of creative work: short story[13]

Why It Matters

A Passion in the Desert has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

France Honoré de Balzac literary work public domain

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of series → —
    Publication date → —
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    Part of the series → The Human Comedy
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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