Nouveaux contes cruels et propos d'au delà

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Auguste, comte de, 1838-1889

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"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.)

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)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2020-09-24