Project Gutenberg 2010-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 117 Rolland, Romain 1866 1944 Rollan, R. De Kay, Charles 1848 1935 Kay, Charles de DeKay, Charles Pierre et Luce. English Pierre and Luce Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Pierre and Luce" by Romain Rolland is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of World War I and explores the complexities of young love amid the chaos and despair of war. The main characters, Pierre and Luce, are two adolescents grappling with the harsh realities of life, loss, and the emotional turbulence brought on by the ongoing conflict. The opening of the novel introduces Pierre, an 18-year-old caught in the rush of a subway in Paris, overwhelmed by the oppressive atmosphere of the city and the war that has turned his youth into a time of dread and confusion. He experiences a moment of serendipity when he notices a young woman, Luce, who enters the train car and captivates his attention. Their brief, silent encounter blossoms into a poignant connection as they, despite the chaos around them, find solace in their grasped hands. Pierre's longing for understanding and connection illustrates the depth of his inner turmoil and desire for meaning against the backdrop of a world marked by violence and upheaval. The narrative sets the stage for their evolving relationship as they both navigate their feelings in a time of uncertainty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Paris (France) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 156706 156715 2024-09-13T10:12:06.825416 2023-09-14T04:39:03.757834 text/html text/html 153842 2010-03-07T10:10:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 79625 2010-03-07T10:10:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 122748 2024-09-13T10:12:11.360417 application/epub+zip 123650 2024-09-13T10:12:08.139423 application/epub+zip 101764 2024-09-13T10:12:07.330420 application/epub+zip 241590 2024-09-13T10:12:13.833398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226863 2024-09-13T10:12:10.833415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205252 2022-09-14T12:24:42.950508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145918 145715 2024-09-13T10:12:06.446461 2023-09-14T04:39:03.405836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 145800 2010-03-07T10:10:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57766 2010-03-07T10:10:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 145791 2010-03-07T10:10:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57722 2010-03-07T10:10:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22163 2024-09-13T10:12:14.035392 application/rdf+xml 12727 2024-09-13T10:12:07.672448 image/jpeg 3354 2024-09-13T10:12:07.500417 image/jpeg 120926 2024-09-13T10:12:06.843453 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia