Project Gutenberg 2006-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 292 Zola, Émile 1840 1902 Zola, Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola, Emile L'Œuvre L'oeuvre Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C5%92uvre Produced by www.ebooksgratuits.com and Chuck Greif "L'Œuvre" by Émile Zola is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers around Claude, a passionate artist wandering through the bustling streets of Paris during a stormy night, setting the stage for themes of artistic aspiration and the struggles of creative life. In the opening, Claude encounters a young girl named Christine who has been abandoned by a cocher, leading to an unexpected turn of events that draws them together. The opening of L'Œuvre introduces Claude as he roams the Parisian streets, his artist's sensibility at odds with the reality of the external world. Just as he arrives home, he unexpectedly finds Christine, a frightened young girl, seeking refuge after a mishap during her journey to the city. Despite his initial skepticism and gruff demeanor, he offers her shelter from the storm, leading to moments of tension and vulnerability as both characters navigate their individual fears and desires. This encounter sets the stage for the exploration of artistic ambition and the complex relationships between men and women, against the backdrop of a vibrant yet harsh Parisian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Autobiographical fiction Impressionist artists -- France -- Paris -- Fiction Paris (France) -- Intellectual life -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 867476 2025-10-07T11:41:50.257787 text/html 997153 2007-04-22T08:44:24 text/html 390479 2025-10-07T11:41:59.048662 application/epub+zip 406404 2025-10-07T11:41:52.208770 application/epub+zip 406404 2025-10-07T11:41:51.016751 application/epub+zip 657344 2025-10-07T11:42:04.787675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633424 2025-10-07T11:41:58.348710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614606 2022-09-08T11:31:47.430814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 849907 2025-10-07T11:41:49.270803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 827778 2007-04-22T08:43:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19365 2025-10-07T11:42:04.926655 application/rdf+xml 8443 2025-10-07T11:41:51.537702 image/jpeg 2341 2025-10-07T11:41:51.278698 image/jpeg 322960 2007-04-22T08:51:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 343290 2007-04-22T08:51:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 382651 2025-10-07T11:41:50.333713 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