Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 117 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Fort comme la mort Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_comme_la_mort Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Renald Levesque and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "Fort comme la mort" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written in the late 19th century. This story explores the life of Olivier Bertin, a renowned painter facing an artistic crisis as he grapples with the pressures and expectations of his success in the Parisian art world. The narrative unfolds in the context of his complex relationships with women, particularly with Any, the wife of a political figure, highlighting themes of love, desire, and the internal conflicts of an artist. At the start of the novel, the scenery is set in Bertin's grand studio, filled with the serenity and fatigue of artistic labor. As the evening descends, Bertin, lounging on a divan, struggles to find inspiration for his next painting amid memories of his past successes and an encroaching fear of creative paralysis. The calm atmosphere is disturbed by the entrance of Any, a beautiful woman seeking to enter his world more intimately, hinting at their attraction and the societal tensions surrounding their relationship. As they engage in playful banter, it becomes clear that Bertin's artistic struggle is intertwined with the complexities of his emotions for Any, who balances her role as a societal figure and a tempting muse. This intricate dance of desire and professional pressure sets the stage for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Paris (France) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Jealousy -- Fiction Painters -- France -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 491617 2025-07-05T07:42:04.213283 text/html 469928 2024-10-28T18:42:13 text/html 248972 2025-07-05T07:42:11.510187 application/epub+zip 256803 2025-07-05T07:42:06.017311 application/epub+zip 256803 2025-07-05T07:42:04.891329 application/epub+zip 454721 2025-07-05T07:42:15.370163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462536 2025-07-05T07:42:10.810263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441188 2022-09-05T13:20:37.514855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465572 2023-10-05T09:24:27.472694 text/plain 445695 2024-10-28T18:42:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17267 2025-07-05T07:42:15.494165 application/rdf+xml 12891 2025-07-05T07:42:05.387236 image/jpeg 3369 2025-07-05T07:42:05.139263 image/jpeg 244275 2025-07-05T07:42:04.256261 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia