Project Gutenberg 2016-10-09 Public domain in the USA. 41 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Rominus, G. G. Fort comme la mort. Finnish Luja kuin kuolema Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Luja kuin kuolema" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Olivier Bertin, a wealthy and famous painter grappling with his artistic inspiration, personal relationships, and the passage of time, as he navigates the complexities of his life intertwined with the world of Parisian high society. The opening portion introduces us to Bertin's artistic struggle within his studio, filled with the remnants of his past works and a pervasive sense of ennui as he searches for a new theme to paint. His internal conflict is mirrored by his encounter with Countess de Guilleroy, a striking and captivating woman who enters his life unexpectedly, igniting an attraction between them. Their interaction reveals the dynamics of their relationship, as both characters grapple with their desires and the societal constraints that channel their feelings. This sets the stage for an exploration of love, morality, and artistic ambition against the backdrop of 19th-century French life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Paris (France) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Jealousy -- Fiction Painters -- France -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 574105 574020 2024-09-22T06:57:54.143644 2023-09-23T05:31:42.485867 text/html text/html 574098 574013 2024-09-22T06:57:54.473646 2023-09-23T05:31:42.708900 text/html text/html 280141 2024-09-22T06:58:04.286591 application/epub+zip 289080 2024-09-22T06:57:57.957623 application/epub+zip 274993 2024-09-22T06:57:56.589639 application/epub+zip 531501 2024-09-22T06:58:09.007604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504412 2024-09-22T06:58:03.422628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478152 2022-09-24T06:45:11.306765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519066 519033 2024-09-22T06:57:53.540657 2023-09-23T05:31:42.118874 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 492632 2016-10-09T05:47:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187899 2016-10-09T05:47:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19032 2024-09-22T06:58:09.137575 application/rdf+xml 15081 2024-09-22T06:57:57.159631 image/jpeg 3948 2024-09-22T06:57:56.873632 image/jpeg 278891 2024-09-22T06:57:54.527660 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia