Les deux amis de Bourbonne

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784.

Contributor:

Assézat, J. (Jules), 1832-1876.

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Les deux amis de Bourbonne" by Denis Diderot is a short story written in the late 18th century, specifically around 1770. This narrative work explores themes of friendship and sacrifice, contrasting the lives of two men whose deep bond ultimately leads to tragic consequences. The story is interwoven with moral reflections and social commentary, encapsulated in Diderot's philosophical style. The plot centers around Olivier and Félix, two inseparable friends from Bourbonne, who grow up together and develop a bond likened to that of Orestes and Pylades. Their friendship is tested through acts of bravery and sacrifice, especially when one saves the other multiple times. However, when they both fall in love with the same woman, their paths diverge. Félix, spurred into a life of crime after Olivier marries, finds himself condemned to death. In a desperate act of valor, Olivier risks his life to save Felix, leading to his own demise. The story explores the complex interplay of loyalty, love, and the harsh realities of their world, ultimately questioning the nature of virtue in a society that often punishes good intentions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Deux_Amis_de_Bourbonne

Release date is 2009-04-25