Seraphita
- First published
- 1834
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Seraphita" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1834. In a Norwegian castle near a fjord, the mysterious Séraphitüs harbors an extraordinary secret. Minna loves Séraphitüs as a man, while Wilfrid loves this same being as a woman named Séraphîta. In reality, Séraphitüs-Séraphîta is a perfect androgyne, representing the ideal of humanity through the mystical doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg. Unlike Balzac's realistic works, this story explores the fantastic and supernatural to illuminate profound philosophical themes.
- France
- French fiction
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1432. Seraphita on Wikipedia.
