La tombe de fer by Hendrik Conscience
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| Author | Conscience, Hendrik, 1812-1883 |
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| Title | La tombe de fer |
| Note | Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
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| Summary | "La tombe de fer" by Hendrik Conscience is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a group of children, particularly focusing on two friends, Mieken and Janneken, who navigate themes of friendship, innocence, and mortality as they play near a cemetery. The narrative hints at deeper mysteries surrounding a specific tomb known as the tomb of iron, arousing curiosity about the past and the lives of those entombed there. At the start of the novel, the opening scene depicts Mieken and Janneken innocently playing in a wheat field, making flower crowns and discussing the death of their companion, Lotte. This conversation leads them to the cemetery, where they discover the mysterious tomb of iron garnished with rare flowers. As the setting shifts, we encounter a traveler who embarks on a quest to learn more about this tomb, ultimately connecting with a sculptor who tends to it. The prologue sets a tone of nostalgia and innocence while foreshadowing the intermingling of childhood experiences with themes of love, loss, and the enduring nature of memory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 17242 |
| Release Date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 13, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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