This article deals with the notion of foreignness in Balzac’s work as a statistical concept. The theme of unpredictability is included as a form of foreignness. Starting from this idea, the writer’s attention to the provinces (Scènes de la vie de campagne) and several foreign countries (Lettre sur Kiew) will be studied.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques