Project Gutenberg 2014-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 71 Gourmont, Remy de 1858 1915 Gourmont, Remi de De Gourmont, Remy Gourmont, Remye L'Ymagier Le Danois, N. Drexelius, J. Coffe, M. Gourmont, Rémy de Barrets, J. L. 22016149 Very woman (Sixtine) : $b a cerebral novel Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Very Woman (Sixtine): A Cerebral Novel" by Remy de Gourmont is a fiction work likely written in the early 20th century. The novel centers around the complex interactions and philosophical discussions between two main characters, Sixtine Magne, a widow, and Hubert d'Entragues, a man of letters. Their conversations delve into themes of desire, identity, and the nuances of love and human connection, all set against a backdrop rich with literary and existential reflection. The opening of the novel introduces Sixtine and Hubert during a walk beneath ancient fir trees, where their flirtation unfolds through an exchange of clever repartees and introspective musings. As they engage in their intellectual banter, glimpses of their backgrounds and personalities emerge. Hubert is drawn to Sixtine's enigmatic charm, while she navigates her own feelings and the dynamics of their budding relationship. The atmosphere is heightened by discussions on emotion and truth, culminating in a moment of tension as Sixtine expresses her fears and frustrations with past experiences. This opening serves as a foundation for the book's exploration of the dualities within relationships and the nature of desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45920/45920-h/images/titlepage_cover.jpg en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 458670 458492 2024-10-19T09:15:22.745364 2023-09-20T05:14:54.922101 text/html text/html 458549 2014-06-09T12:58:19 text/html 405533 2014-06-09T13:00:17 text/html application/zip 433364 2024-10-19T09:15:29.504288 application/epub+zip 439221 2024-10-19T09:15:23.732330 application/epub+zip 252570 2024-10-19T09:15:23.256350 application/epub+zip 572118 2024-10-19T09:15:34.222261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559106 2024-10-19T09:15:28.933328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372657 2022-09-20T21:24:28.470688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429319 2024-10-19T09:15:21.607323 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 428930 2020-06-15T19:51:07 text/plain; charset=utf-8 173557 2020-06-15T19:51:07 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 428612 2014-06-09T12:43:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 173278 2014-06-09T12:43:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 428625 2014-06-09T12:43:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172923 2014-06-09T12:43:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23554 2024-10-19T09:15:34.384257 application/rdf+xml 16178 2024-10-19T09:15:23.361328 image/jpeg 2417 2024-10-19T09:15:23.310310 image/jpeg 406202 2024-10-19T09:15:22.788354 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