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Title: Le livre de Monelle

Note: Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

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Summary: "Le livre de Monelle" by Marcel Schwob is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores deep themes such as identity, compassion, and the transitory nature of human connections, as seen through the perspective of the enigmatic character Monelle. The narrative delves into the complexities of life, love, and loss through various evocative stories intertwined with Monelle’s philosophical reflections. The opening of the novel introduces Monelle, who encounters a narrator wandering through a plain. Their conversation reveals Monelle's dual nature – a being that embodies both presence and absence. She speaks of loneliness, fleeting connections, and compassion, referring to the tender yet tragic lives of young women, likened to "small prostitutes," who come forth for a brief moment to offer solace. As she shares poignant tales of historical figures like Napoleon and Dostoevsky, Monelle emphasizes the impermanence of human experiences and the necessity of destruction for rebirth, setting the stage for the philosophical exploration that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Schwob, Marcel, 1867-1905

EBook No.: 53374

Published: Oct 27, 2016

Downloads: 62

Language: French

Subject: France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

Subject: French fiction -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Le livre de Monelle

Note: Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Giovanni Fini, Clarity and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Summary: "Le livre de Monelle" by Marcel Schwob is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores deep themes such as identity, compassion, and the transitory nature of human connections, as seen through the perspective of the enigmatic character Monelle. The narrative delves into the complexities of life, love, and loss through various evocative stories intertwined with Monelle’s philosophical reflections. The opening of the novel introduces Monelle, who encounters a narrator wandering through a plain. Their conversation reveals Monelle's dual nature – a being that embodies both presence and absence. She speaks of loneliness, fleeting connections, and compassion, referring to the tender yet tragic lives of young women, likened to "small prostitutes," who come forth for a brief moment to offer solace. As she shares poignant tales of historical figures like Napoleon and Dostoevsky, Monelle emphasizes the impermanence of human experiences and the necessity of destruction for rebirth, setting the stage for the philosophical exploration that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Schwob, Marcel, 1867-1905

EBook No.: 53374

Published: Oct 27, 2016

Downloads: 62

Language: French

Subject: France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

Subject: French fiction -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.