Project Gutenberg 2005-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 173 Proust, Marcel 1871 1922 Sodome et Gomorrhe - Première partie Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Robert Connal, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. From images generously made available by gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France) "Sodome et Gomorrhe - Première partie" by Marcel Proust is a novel written in the early 20th century. As part of the larger work "À la recherche du temps perdu," this volume explores themes of love, desire, and societal norms through the intricacies of social interactions among the French aristocracy. The narrative particularly focuses on characters such as M. de Charlus and Jupien, delving into the complexities of their relationships and personal identities. At the start of "Sodome et Gomorrhe," the narrator describes a scene set in the courtyards and rooms of the Parisian elite, highlighting his observations of M. de Charlus, a prominent figure in the social scene. The opening captures the protagonist's voyeuristic tendencies as he witnesses a significant interaction between de Charlus and Jupien, the former revealing layers of his character that intertwine with themes of homosexuality and societal expectations. As the narrator grapples with his understanding of these relationships, he reflects on the deep-seated notions of masculinity and desire that shape their lives, setting the stage for a nuanced exploration of identity and societal structures that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Autobiographical fiction France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 678202 677694 2024-10-07T04:52:37.027763 2023-09-07T06:43:10.601127 text/html text/html 656330 2020-12-14T06:54:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 253635 2020-12-14T06:54:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 338976 2024-10-07T04:52:45.916785 application/epub+zip 346064 2024-10-07T04:52:40.369720 application/epub+zip 331985 2024-10-07T04:52:39.043760 application/epub+zip 591437 2024-10-07T04:52:50.756679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570388 2024-10-07T04:52:45.059702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537204 2022-09-07T20:57:03.916268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664003 663829 2024-10-07T04:52:36.414831 2023-09-07T06:43:10.194086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 645612 2020-12-14T06:54:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 249554 2020-12-14T06:54:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20394 2024-10-07T04:52:50.882721 application/rdf+xml 13983 2024-10-07T04:52:39.588741 image/jpeg 3377 2024-10-07T04:52:39.312781 image/jpeg 334331 2024-10-07T04:52:37.094761 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