Project Gutenberg 2011-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 52 Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818 1883 Тургенев, Иван Сергеевич Tourgueneff, Ivan Turgénieff, Iván Toergenev, Ivan Turgenjeff, Iwan Turgenev, I. S. Delines, Michel 1851 1914 Delines, M. (Michel) Ashkinazi, Mikhail Osipovich Veshnie vody. French Eaux printanières Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Eaux printanières" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Sanine, a man grappling with ennui and existential contemplation after an evening spent in the stimulating company of intelligent people but ultimately feeling unfulfilled and weary. The novel appears to explore themes of disillusionment, nostalgia, and the complexities of human relationships. The opening of "Eaux printanières" introduces us to Sanine, who returns to his room in the early hours feeling an intense sense of fatigue—both physical and emotional. He reflects on his life, weighed down by despair and an overwhelming sense of life's futility. As he rummages through old letters, he unexpectedly discovers a treasured garnet cross, stirring memories of the past. This leads to a recollection of a summer in 1840 when he visited Frankfurt and met a captivating young girl named Gemma, a moment that marks the beginning of a new chapter in his life. The opening sets a tone of introspection, hinting at the exploration of deep emotional connections and the contrasts between youthful vibrancy and the heaviness of adulthood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr First loves -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into French PG Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Russian Interest Browsing: Fiction 384790 384539 2024-10-15T06:56:17.971754 2023-09-15T12:06:15.851791 text/html text/html 384783 384532 2024-10-15T06:56:18.262732 2023-09-15T12:06:16.051826 text/html text/html 207506 2024-10-15T06:56:27.465697 application/epub+zip 214236 2024-10-15T06:56:21.720681 application/epub+zip 204081 2024-10-15T06:56:20.196704 application/epub+zip 430172 2024-10-15T06:56:31.857640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387924 2024-10-15T06:56:26.635710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362504 2022-09-16T10:21:26.998309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332027 2024-10-15T06:56:17.521691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 331958 2011-03-22T16:46:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 123925 2011-03-22T16:47:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 324631 2011-03-22T16:45:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122676 2011-03-22T16:47:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22146 2024-10-15T06:56:32.017619 application/rdf+xml 14631 2024-10-15T06:56:20.943674 image/jpeg 3726 2024-10-15T06:56:20.670672 image/jpeg 205211 2024-10-15T06:56:18.295717 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