Balzacian
/balˈzakɪən
/adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the French novelist Honoré de Balzac or his works: a gigantic Balzacian tyrant...
- He wrote a series of Balzacian studies of depressing life.
- At his Balzacian best, he radiated warmth, buoyancy, optimism and hope.
- Throughout, the characteristically intrusive Balzacian narrator pushes in.