Project Gutenberg 2004-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 76 Barbusse, Henri 1873 1935 Wray, W. Fitzwater 1867 1938 Clarté. English Light Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David S. Miller "Light" by Henri Barbusse is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a working-class town and captures the struggles and aspirations of its inhabitants, including the central character, a clerk named Paulin. The narrative delves into themes such as the weight of daily life, societal class divisions, and the pursuit of hope and love amidst despair. The opening of the novel introduces us to Paulin's humdrum existence as he finishes his workday and traverses through the industrial landscape, encountering various characters along the way, including his aunt Josephine. Their relationship is marred by past conflicts, particularly after a heated exchange that leaves them both in emotional turmoil. The scene effectively sets the tone for the rest of the novel, evoking a sense of melancholy and inertia in Paulin's life as he grapples with the looming realities of familial responsibilities, class consciousness, and his own personal aspirations in a world that feels heavy and indifferent. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction French fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 608125 608064 2024-10-06T05:14:34.255647 2023-10-06T07:03:15.075411 text/html text/html 608118 608057 2024-10-06T05:14:34.584632 2023-10-06T07:03:15.287417 text/html text/html 291302 2024-10-06T05:14:43.131572 application/epub+zip 299723 2024-10-06T05:14:36.801618 application/epub+zip 299723 2024-10-06T05:14:35.345675 application/epub+zip 484241 2024-10-06T05:14:48.283654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445494 2024-10-06T05:14:42.384623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 426607 2022-09-06T23:07:03.931539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559802 559792 2024-10-06T05:14:33.655662 2023-10-06T07:03:14.625424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 559724 2020-12-15T06:48:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 220242 2020-12-15T06:48:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 559637 2020-12-15T06:48:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220103 2020-12-15T06:48:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21815 2024-10-06T05:14:48.510561 application/rdf+xml 8321 2024-10-06T05:14:36.121612 image/jpeg 2422 2024-10-06T05:14:35.848625 image/jpeg 284872 2024-10-06T05:14:34.648652 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 en.wikipedia