Project Gutenberg 2013-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 64 Mirbeau, Octave 1848 1917 Le Calvaire Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Madeleine Fournier and Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by the Internet Archive) "Le Calvaire" by Octave Mirbeau is a novel written in the late 19th century. The work delves into themes of despair, societal expectations, and the psychological struggles of its main character, Jean-François-Marie Mintié. The narrative illustrates the complexity of familial relationships and the impact of a troubled childhood, which sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the protagonist's life. The opening of the novel introduces us to the protagonist's early life in the quiet village of Saint-Michel-les-Hêtres, where his birth is overshadowed by tragedy. His recollections reveal the simultaneous innocence and suffering of his childhood, marked by his parents' contrasting personalities: a strict but oblivious father and a fragile mother haunted by her own inner demons. As the story unfolds, we witness the unfolding of Jean's melancholic experience, intertwined with themes of death, neglect, and the longing for love and understanding, hinting at the struggles he will face in adulthood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 506357 506420 2024-10-18T13:37:28.125164 2023-09-19T09:01:56.918231 text/html text/html 488265 2024-04-03T20:49:52 text/html 263733 2024-10-18T13:37:35.409172 application/epub+zip 271226 2024-10-18T13:37:30.155163 application/epub+zip 271228 2024-10-18T13:37:28.893252 application/epub+zip 454676 2024-10-18T13:37:39.637119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441689 2024-10-18T13:37:34.688144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409869 2022-09-20T07:04:31.454118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493669 2024-10-18T13:37:27.369169 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 473970 2024-04-03T21:26:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17089 2024-10-18T13:37:39.759111 application/rdf+xml 12115 2024-10-18T13:37:29.474152 image/jpeg 3203 2024-10-18T13:37:29.200144 image/jpeg 260781 2024-10-18T13:37:28.174239 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