Ceci n'est pas un conte

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:

"Ceci n'est pas un conte" by Denis Diderot is a narrative written around the late 18th century, specifically between 1772 and 1798. This work is a short story or literary tale that discusses themes of love, sacrifice, and human relationships. It serves as a reflection on the complexities of emotional bonds and the moral dilemmas faced by its characters in the sociocultural context of Diderot's time. The story centers around two main characters, Tanié and Mme Reymer, exploring the consequences of love and ambition. Tanié, a young man deeply in love with the beautiful Mme Reymer, endures hardship and sacrifices for her sake. However, their relationship deteriorates as Mme Reymer's desire for wealth and social status leads Tanié to leave her in search of fortune, only to return years later, finding her involved with others. Parallel to this, the tale introduces Mlle de La Chaux and her unreciprocated love for the ungrateful Gardeil. Through these intertwining stories, Diderot examines the theme of ingratitude and the sacrifices made by women in relationships, ultimately portraying the often harsh realities of love and the complexities of human emotions. (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: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_is_not_a_story Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceci_n%27est_pas_un_conte

Release date is 2009-04-25