Ewelina Hańska deny she had a crucial impact on him, and, for most, the "Great Balzac" emerged only after meeting her in early 1830s. Czerny concludes by saying: "However one could analyze her and their relationship, the impact of her love on Balzac was persistent, all-enveloping and decisive". Ewelina Hańska Eveline Hańska (Ewelina, née Rzewuska, 6 January c. 1805 – 11 April 1882) was a Polish noblewoman best known for her marriage to French novelist Honoré de Balzac. Born at the Wierzchownia estate in Volhynia, (now Ukraine) Hańska married landowner Wacław Hański (Wenceslas Hanski) when she was a teenager. Hański, who was
Christopher Priest (novelist) melancholy fixation". Priest lived in Devon but now lives on Isle of Bute. He was married to writer Lisa Tuttle from 1981 to 1987 and to Leigh Kennedy from 1988 to 2011, with whom he had twins. He currently lives with speculative fiction writer Nina Allan. Christopher Priest (novelist) Christopher Priest (born 14 July 1943) is a British novelist and science fiction writer. His works include "Fugue for a Darkening Island", "Inverted World", "The Affirmation", "The Glamour", "The Prestige" and "The Separation". Priest has been strongly influenced by the science fiction of H. G. Wells and in 2006 was appointed