Most of Balzac is highly realistic, but La peau de chagrin[0] comes to mind as an example of his work that includes magical elements, in this case a talisman th

Most of Balzac is highly realistic, but La peau de chagrin[0] comes to mind as an example of his work that includes magical elements, in this case a talisman that grants wishes at the cost of its owner's life. [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Peau_de_chagrin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Peau_de_chagrin