Jours d'épreuve: Moeurs bourgeoises by Paul Margueritte

"Jours d'épreuve: Moeurs bourgeoises" by Paul Margueritte is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around André, a young man navigating the complexities of love, solitude, and societal expectations in a bourgeois environment. The themes explored in the book touch on the pursuit of happiness, the burden of familial obligations, and the existential angst stemming from a life devoid of passion. The opening of the novel introduces André, who reflects on the hollowness of his experiences with love and the disappointments that accompany his existence as a mundane bureaucrat. Overwhelmed by the bleakness of his life, he grapples with the obligations he feels toward his mother and the conventional paths of marriage and companionship. He considers his relationships with two women, Germaine and Mariette, representing the contrasting desires for a traditional life and a more passionate, albeit precarious, affair. As he contemplates his future, his reflections lead him deeper into a conflict between societal expectations and his own yearning for authenticity. The quiet despair that colors his thoughts sets a somber tone for the narrative, highlighting his struggle against the oppressive routine of his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Margueritte, Paul, 1860-1918
Title Jours d'épreuve: Moeurs bourgeoises
Credits Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject French fiction -- 19th century
Category Text
eBook-No. 27186
Release Date
Last Update Jan 4, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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