Château de Saché
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Château de Saché is situated in the heart of the French Touraine, in the valley of the river Indre. It was here, between 1830 and 1837, that the great French writer, Honoré de Balzac, wrote some of his finest works in the series La Comédie Humaine, comprising nearly 90 novels, in which he attempted to reflect every aspect of French society at that time.
The Château was owned by Balzac's friend, Jean de Margonne, his mother's lover and the father of her youngest child. The writer would often spend long periods staying here, away from his turbulent life in Paris, writing 14 to 16 hours a day. After supper he would sleep a few hours, wake around midnight and write until morning, sustained by large amounts of coffee.
Today the Château is an evocative museum dedicated to Balzac. Especially memorable is his small second floor bedroom with its simple bed and writing desk where so many of his often tormented characters were conceived.
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Official website (In French & English): http://www.musee-balzac.fr/
