Jours d'épreuve: Moeurs bourgeoises by Paul Margueritte
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"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 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-27186-6 |
| Release Date | Nov 7, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 186 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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