Project Gutenberg 2004-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 57 Daudet, Alphonse 1840 1897 Daudet, Louis Marie Alphonse L'Immortel Moeurs parisiennes Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Tonya Allen, Wilelmina Mallière and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "L'Immortel" by Alphonse Daudet is a novel written in the late 19th century that explores the intricacies of Parisian society and the complexities of relationships within it. The story centers around the character Léonard Astier-Réhu, an esteemed historian, and his family, as well as their interactions with other members of the literary and social elite of Paris. The narrative touches upon themes of ambition, familial obligation, and the burdens of reputation. The opening of "L'Immortel" introduces us to Léonard Astier-Réhu and his domestic life, revealing the challenges he faces after being dismissed from his post at the foreign archive ministry. The text outlines Astier-Réhu's previous accomplishments as well as the profound disappointment he feels regarding his current status and the daily intrusions of servitude into his life, symbolized by the character Teyssèdre, a persistent frotteur in the household. The dynamic between Léonard and his wife, along with their son Paul, who is struggling to establish his own identity as an architect, sets the stage for a deeper exploration of their relationships and the societal expectations that weigh heavily upon them. The atmosphere is one of tension, ambition, and unfulfilled desires, encapsulating the essence of the Parisian milieu during this era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Paris (France) -- Fiction Intellectuals -- France -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 434378 433254 2024-10-06T05:34:14.152469 2023-10-06T07:18:28.681124 text/html text/html 492707 2020-12-15T07:41:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 195027 2020-12-15T07:41:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 257624 2024-10-06T05:34:21.197412 application/epub+zip 264592 2024-10-06T05:34:16.135445 application/epub+zip 246647 2024-10-06T05:34:14.902477 application/epub+zip 436203 2024-10-06T05:34:25.371891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411602 2024-10-06T05:34:20.360438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369461 2022-09-06T23:26:32.173625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414989 414748 2024-10-06T05:34:13.523469 2023-10-06T07:18:28.170145 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 404053 2020-12-15T07:41:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164110 2020-12-15T07:41:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 403928 2020-12-15T07:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160956 2020-12-15T07:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22246 2024-10-06T05:34:25.510891 application/rdf+xml 11397 2024-10-06T05:34:15.447439 image/jpeg 3202 2024-10-06T05:34:15.172442 image/jpeg 252617 2024-10-06T05:34:14.198475 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 en.wikipedia