Project Gutenberg 2006-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 70 Teirlinck, Herman 1879 1967 't Bedrijf van den kwade Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Marc D'Hooghe "'t Bedrijf van den kwade" by Herman Teirlinck is a fictional narrative set in the early 20th century. The novel centers around the character Goedele, a young woman navigating her inner life and familial relationships within a stagnant and oppressive household. The opening sets a moody atmosphere against the backdrop of a changing autumn landscape, hinting at themes of longing, dissatisfaction, and the complex dynamics of love and duty. The beginning of the story introduces Goedele as she gazes out the window, reflecting on her life and the looming changes with the arrival of her fiancé, Sebastiaan. We learn about her relationships with her family, especially her domineering mother, who carries a heavy burden of loss and responsibility. The text establishes a sense of melancholy, capturing Goedele's struggle with the constraints of her environment and her yearning for a different life. Through her thoughts and interactions, it becomes clear that she is caught between the expectations imposed by her family and her own desires, setting the stage for the emotional conflicts that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 472542 472543 2024-10-08T03:39:37.282400 2023-09-08T06:12:14.189378 text/html text/html 479304 2020-12-13T13:55:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176411 2020-12-13T13:55:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 248700 2024-10-08T03:39:46.661364 application/epub+zip 255258 2024-10-08T03:39:40.754422 application/epub+zip 248819 2024-10-08T03:39:39.359389 application/epub+zip 477229 2024-10-08T03:39:50.939332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466773 2024-10-08T03:39:45.750355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421055 2022-09-08T11:37:50.708734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452257 452249 2024-10-08T03:39:36.080406 2023-09-08T06:12:13.088367 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 451783 2020-12-13T13:55:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171717 2020-12-13T13:55:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 451775 2020-12-13T13:55:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171342 2020-12-13T13:55:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20702 2024-10-08T03:39:51.068305 application/rdf+xml 14873 2024-10-08T03:39:39.910410 image/jpeg 4159 2024-10-08T03:39:39.632371 image/jpeg 246001 2024-10-08T03:39:37.330431 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