1) Author of Le Comedie Humaine 2) Author of more than 90 novels 3) Droll stories author 4) French novelist 5) French surname 6) Honore balzac 7) Honore de balzac 8) Impact crater on Mercury 9) Inspiration for Proust 10) La Comedie Humaine author 11) La Cousine Bette novelist 12) Novelist 13) Pere Goriot author Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/balzac
[crater] Balzac is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 80 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Balzac is named for the French writer Honoré de Balzac, who lived from 1799 to 1850. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balzac_(crater)
(from the article `Rodin, Auguste`) ...statue and, in Buenos Aires, the President Sarmiento caused riots. The conflicts over the Victor Hugo and the Balzac were even more serious. Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/14