Project Gutenberg 2008-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 97 Dujardin, Edouard 1861 1949 Dujardin, Édouard Dujardin, Edouard Emile Louis Les lauriers sont coupés Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Laurent Vogel, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les lauriers sont coupés" by Edouard Dujardin is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the intricate love life of a sensitive and introspective protagonist who is infatuated with Léa, a young woman connected to the theater. The narrative delves into themes of desire, emotional struggle, and the complexities of relationships against the backdrop of Parisian life. The opening of the novel establishes a vivid and atmospheric setting as the protagonist prepares for an evening in Paris, reflecting on his conflicting feelings towards love and romantic pursuits. He navigates the streets amidst the sunset, contemplating his love for Léa while also experiencing the dynamics of friendship with his companion, Lucien Chavainne. As he arrives to meet Léa, he wrestles with both his idealistic notions of romance and the reality of financial obligations, revealing layers of his character and hinting at deeper emotional entanglements to come. The stage is set for a journey through his mental and emotional landscape as he strives to pursue his affection and desires amidst societal expectations and personal aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Stream of consciousness fiction French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 185986 185950 2024-10-11T11:02:27.672328 2023-09-12T04:20:10.608881 text/html text/html 181196 2008-09-21T07:56:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 73305 2008-09-21T07:59:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 142694 2024-10-11T11:02:32.940314 application/epub+zip 144853 2024-10-11T11:02:29.523342 application/epub+zip 139498 2024-10-11T11:02:28.346324 application/epub+zip 300329 2024-10-11T11:02:35.488278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288928 2024-10-11T11:02:32.240301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236267 2022-09-12T10:35:05.825275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175741 175471 2024-10-11T11:02:27.195310 2023-09-12T04:20:10.258827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 171345 2008-09-21T07:56:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65781 2008-09-21T07:59:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19762 2024-10-11T11:02:35.616339 application/rdf+xml 15246 2024-10-11T11:02:28.892325 image/jpeg 4189 2024-10-11T11:02:28.619592 image/jpeg 141274 2024-10-11T11:02:27.696325 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