Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 42 Gaboriau, Emile 1832 1873 Gaboriau, Émile Les gens de bureau Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Distributed Proofreaders Europe, http://dp.rastko.net Project Carlo Traverso This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Les gens de bureau" by Émile Gaboriau is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces Romain Caldas, an aspiring civil servant who feels out of place in the bureaucratic system of the French administration, depicting the intricacies and absurdities of governmental employment. Through Romain's journey, the book explores themes of ambition, disillusionment, and the farcical elements of bureaucracy, ultimately questioning the integrity and meritocracy within the public sector. The opening of the novel establishes Romain Caldas as a character who is keenly aware of the challenges that lie ahead in pursuing a position within the civil service, especially as he prepares for the daunting examination that determines employment. As he navigates the crowded examination hall, he contemplates the backgrounds and connections of his fellow candidates, grappling with the realization that merit alone may not secure him a position. The bureaucratic atmosphere is characterized by a mixture of anxiety and hope as Romain enters this world, painted vividly through Gaboriau's humorous yet critical lens. The early chapters lay the groundwork for Romain's subsequent trials and tribulations within the administrative landscape, as well as his relationships with various characters he encounters in this new environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Clerks -- Fiction French fiction -- 19th century Public administration -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 370801 370538 2024-10-05T09:01:23.181925 2023-10-05T08:54:09.721778 text/html text/html 370794 370531 2024-10-05T09:01:23.467924 2023-10-05T08:54:09.916782 text/html text/html 200305 2024-10-05T09:01:30.970908 application/epub+zip 206124 2024-10-05T09:01:25.512944 application/epub+zip 206124 2024-10-05T09:01:24.227926 application/epub+zip 394387 2024-10-05T09:01:35.356883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355193 2024-10-05T09:01:30.176906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330970 2022-09-05T12:38:36.923174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317002 316790 2024-10-05T09:01:22.696934 2023-10-05T08:54:09.358786 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 311232 2020-12-25T18:40:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 121170 2020-12-25T18:40:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20319 2024-10-05T09:01:35.487868 application/rdf+xml 12846 2024-10-05T09:01:24.804949 image/jpeg 3386 2024-10-05T09:01:24.529951 image/jpeg 196396 2024-10-05T09:01:23.499923 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia