Project Gutenberg 2016-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 86 Melati, van Java 1853 1927 Sloot, Nicolina Maria Christina Java, Melati van In Extremis Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "In Extremis" by van Java Melati is a fictional novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the poignant story of Rudolf Telwerda, a dying engineer who, facing his impending death, becomes reflective and seeks companionship in the form of a caregiver wife, Céline. The themes of love, the inevitability of death, and the search for meaning in the final moments of life are prominent, suggesting a deep exploration of human emotions and relationships. The opening of the book introduces us to Rudolf's struggling existence as he contemplates his illness and the loneliness that comes with it. He engages in self-reflection while expressing a desire for a softer, more compassionate presence in his life. As the story unfolds, his friends discuss the possibility of a marriage that could benefit both Rudolf, who is nearing death, and Céline, who is struggling to find her place in a disillusioning world. The tone shifts between despair and hope as we witness both Rudolf's physical decline and the budding relationship between him and Céline, creating an emotional backdrop that explores the complexities of love and duty in the face of mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Dutch fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 318171 318168 2024-09-22T08:34:55.370081 2023-09-23T07:03:07.746490 text/html text/html 322352 2016-11-10T09:18:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii 290281 2016-11-10T09:18:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 309936 2024-09-22T08:35:04.742510 application/epub+zip 325384 2024-09-22T08:34:58.489060 application/epub+zip 188085 2024-09-22T08:34:56.907070 application/epub+zip 432655 2024-09-22T08:35:08.516495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396187 2024-09-22T08:35:03.403557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244433 2022-09-24T09:40:34.357039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217747 217625 2024-09-22T08:34:53.897104 2023-09-23T07:03:06.202483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 217717 2016-11-10T09:17:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 84702 2016-11-10T09:18:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18322 2024-09-22T08:35:08.658498 application/rdf+xml 33651 2024-09-22T08:34:57.018058 image/jpeg 4300 2024-09-22T08:34:56.962083 image/jpeg 291821 2024-09-22T08:34:55.412067 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 nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia