Nouveaux contes cruels et propos d'au delà by Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
"Nouveaux contes cruels et propos d'au-delà" by Villiers de L'Isle-Adam is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The work explores themes of human experience, focusing on societal norms, morality, and the complexities of relationships, often with a darkly ironic or tragic twist. The opening portion introduces various characters and settings that hint at the nuanced psychological and moral dilemmas they'll face. The beginning of the collection presents
a dual exploration of friendship and betrayal through the story of Félicienne and Georgette, who are two young women raised together in a prestigious boarding school. Their inseparable bond is tragically tested when their families face financial ruin, leading them into a world of socialite parties and romantic entanglements. As their friendship begins to fray due to jealousy and betrayal involving a mutual love interest, the narrative delves into deeper reflections on loyalty, loss, and the often harsh realities of adult relationships. The opening sets the stage for a series of intertwined tales that promise both dark comedy and poignant human experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste, comte de, 1838-1889 |
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| Title | Nouveaux contes cruels et propos d'au delà |
| Note | Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Clarity, Thummel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Short stories, French |
| Subject | French fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 63285 |
| Release Date | Sep 24, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 93 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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