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
Simon Clark (novelist) Simon Clark (novelist) Simon Clark (born 20 April 1958) is a horror novelist from Doncaster, England. He is the author of the novel "The Night of the Triffids", the novella "Humpty's Bones", and the short story "Goblin City Lights", which have all won awards. Most of his stories are based in Yorkshire, his home county. He also uses a technique that he calls "The Art of Wandering". The idea for "Goblin City Lights" arose from wandering in a London graveyard. Simon Clark was born on 20 April 1958 in Doncaster, England. He is married and has two children. Clark began